Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] lead to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | High welfare benefits may attract electoral support from the recipients , but the high taxes to pay for them may lead to electoral unpopularity with the wider population ; balancing the two is a difficult political act . |
| 2 | Both sides agree that these behaviours lead to much if not most of the premature mortality as well as chronic morbidity of adults today , and that a reduction in them would lead to reduced mortality and an enhanced quality of life . |
| 3 | My provisional settlement proposals were met by some criticisms that they could lead to substantial increases in council tax levels , increases as high as fifteen percent were suggested . |
| 4 | They could lead to valuable advances in the whole attitude towards the care of mentally ill people , including areas where the law can not always enter . |
| 5 | These restrictions were contrary to the wishes of the broadcasters , who feared that they would lead to monotonous and unimaginative presentation , and were condemned by most commentators , including many MPs . |
| 6 | It does not always work like that , for they can lead to real difficulties in study , and sometimes to pastoral problems . |
| 7 | Once the day care centre is no longer suitable we may introduce the sitter service ; link in with the local day hospital or it may lead to long term care . |
| 8 | it may lead to new techniques for the prospecting of minerals . |
| 9 | This may simply mean a better understanding of historical sites , including those abroad in this age of mass foreign travel ; it may lead to active participation of an archaeological nature ; it may mean a better guide by which to judge or understand the paperback or so-called " historical novel " or the historical play on television . |
| 10 | If he was involved in competitive sports before , aiming from the start at tournaments and championships places a lot of pressure on the patient , and it may lead to bitter frustration when he can not reach his previous standards as quickly as he might hope . |
| 11 | The second factor is important because it should lead to improved productivity of application developers , as it is no longer necessary for them to know diverse languages , environments and command sequences . |
| 12 | Aside from the fact that I use this place for a specific purpose — a purpose that requires privacy , peace and quiet — it might lead to considerable misunderstandings . |
| 13 | To the last it raised no objection but it did point out that it might lead to long-serving drivers being made redundant whilst drivers with shorter service at other quarries were retained . |
| 14 | Construction of a massive hydro-electric project on one of Tibet 's largest freshwater lakes is proceeding at speed despite fears that it could lead to ecological disaster . |
| 15 | Who knows — it could lead to other offers . |
| 16 | It would be against our interests to adopt a more protectionist and interventionist policy in aerospace , because it could lead to other countries adopting the same approach . |
| 17 | We 're following up much of the documentation that we found and hope it could lead to other things which I can not reveal . |
| 18 | We 're following up much of the documentation that we found and hope it could lead to other things which I can not reveal . |
| 19 | What , what , what I would say is this , there always , there always talking about anti social behaviour around the town and as I say if people have n't got the necessary coin , it could lead to anti social behaviour , it 's as simple as that . |
| 20 | It could lead to unjustifiable situations resulting in a great number of injustices and I do not think we should continue with it . … |
| 21 | But the Consumers Association and banks are concerned it could lead to excessive surcharging . |
| 22 | He hoped that it would lead to similar moves by other countries . |
| 23 | I was deeply disturbed by this and quite convinced that it would lead to serious trouble . |
| 24 | On the one hand the approach I am proposing would lead the learners to realize ( in the sense of actualize ) grammatical potential in contexts of use , that is to say that it would lead to effective behaviour . |
| 25 | ‘ It would lead to numerous elderly , handicapped or socially difficult people being nominated as involuntary candidates for death . ’ |
| 26 | Bush strongly backed the measure , passed by Congress on June 13 , despite objections from some business groups that it would lead to numerous law suits . |
| 27 | It will lead to renewed demands that the judge should fix the amount of damages if a jury has decided that defamation has been proved or at least be given power to lay down minimum and maximum limits for juries . |
| 28 | Industrialists have opposed the plan , arguing that it will lead to substantial cost increases which will have to be passed on to the consumer . |
| 29 | Indeed , French doctors believe that if left untreated ( and they have been treating women with cellulite for forty years ) it can lead to serious disorders such as arthritis . |
| 30 | It can lead to serious motivational problems , especially for the long-term unemployed . |