Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] lead [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plasminogen activating activity of alcohol ascites may lead to primary fibrinolysis after peritoneovenous shunting . |
| 2 | Staff of private establishments in 1990 may have overestimated the actual disability of their residents , or the methods of care in these homes may lead to increased dependency . |
| 3 | PERSONAL stereos given as Christmas presents may lead to terrible hearing problems , a charity warned today . |
| 4 | Whether or not the testing of nuclear weapons in the early 1960s caused a significant decrease in stratospheric ozone may remain controversial , but it is generally agreed by researchers that a future large-scale nuclear exchange with detonations totalling 5000–10,000 million tonnes would lead to substantial depletion of stratospheric ozone . |
| 5 | Closer association with Central and Eastern European countries will lead to full membership at the appropriate time . |
| 6 | Conversely , a large-scale and long-period phenomenon such as the movement of tectonic plates can lead to local stress accumulation and to its release by an earthquake in a few seconds and with highly local effects . |
| 7 | According to Mitsubishi , the discussions could lead to joint microprocessor development , and announcement is expected soon . |
| 8 | Home owners and charities say the rules could lead to administrative chaos , and local authorities fear they will have to pick up most of the tab . |
| 9 | Such different perspectives may lead to organisational conflict between the professional group and the organisation as a whole . |
| 10 | To sum up , I have concluded that all three applications will lead to improved patient care ; that all three will have the required management , including clinician participation , to operate free of health board control and that all three are sufficiently robust financially . |
| 11 | Although some companies may only choose to disclose the ‘ good ’ information , a requirement to disclose significant changes in key balance sheet figures may lead to expected industry disclosure norms — it would be difficult for any company not to follow an accepted industry reporting practice . |
| 12 | So transfer of germs to the vagina does happen — and it 's possible those germs might lead to vaginal discharge . |
| 13 | There was increased military representation , reflecting the leadership 's concern that economic reforms might lead to civil unrest . |
| 14 | Unsuccessful affairs could lead to personal disaster . |
| 15 | He highlighted the different approaches being made by the regions , putting sufficient emphasis on the distinctions and duplications to enable the assembled company to draw their own conclusions : namely , that the international business was getting too big for the regions to handle , and that the variations would lead to unnecessary proliferation if they were n't effectively controlled and directed by Detroit . |
| 16 | It expressed the hope that the concern for the implementation of UN resolutions would lead to increased pressure on Turkey to comply with resolutions calling for an end to the occupation . |
| 17 | It seeks to identify if changes are occurring and , if so , whether those changes will lead to substantial alteration in the appearance of the Scottish countryside and its ability to sustain wildlife . |
| 18 | Open systems can import free energy ( or negative entropy ) into the system and they can behave equifinally whereby different initial conditions can lead to similar end results . |
| 19 | For example , there is growing evidence showing the relationship between poor housing conditions and poor health , both physical and mental , ’ and it is also known that poor housing adversely affects educational attainment , and that overcrowded conditions can lead to domestic tension and perhaps violence . |
| 20 | It is possible that risky situations may lead to enhanced memory for information centrally important to driving in the situation but show impairments in memory for information peripheral to the driving task . |
| 21 | In addition to the direct effects on the forest and the tribal people , environmentalists fear that the pulp and paper mills will lead to severe pollution problems , notably from chlorine and dioxins . |
| 22 | The Countryside Commission has warned that motorway tolls could lead to severe congestion in rural areas . |
| 23 | Thus , tidal forces can lead to synchronous rotation . |
| 24 | The idea is that the standards should lead to increased uptime for users , and are also intended to aid computer and network operating system companies and hardware vendors that implement the standards , as well as those that use system management applications . |
| 25 | As just suggested , take-overs may lead to increased market dominance and hence the consequences of the market for control on competition must also be taken into account in any overall assessment . |
| 26 | Should the entry qualification be to do with difficult behaviour rather than severity , or is required level of care the most important factor ? iii Low expectations and reduced social stimulation from other residents may lead to impaired performance in dementia , hastening the decline iv Segregated units may become stigmatized , and be unattractive to prospective residents and relatives v Staff recruitment may be more difficult , and staff turnover may be higher vi A unit may find itself looking after an increasingly disabled group In response to the increasing numbers of dementia sufferers in every type of service for the elderly , we saw five different ways of dealing with the integration/segregation issue . |
| 27 | The secretion of HCO 3 - is of clinical importance as the high amount of HCO 3 - in cholera stools may lead to metabolic acidosis when diarrhoea continues for several days . |
| 28 | They fear that such schemes could lead to disciplinary action against sub-standard teachers and to the beginnings of a merit pay system . |
| 29 | The wrong or inadequate criteria will lead to inadequate performance . |
| 30 | Typically , as in southern Italy , high birth rates and inflexible landholding systems can lead to persistent land-hunger and social unrest-which demand the attention of the central elites , but if pluralist arguments are accepted , the unrest resulting from the inadequate diffusion of liberal authority is not a problem that can be solved in the short term . |