Example sentences of "[subord] it [modal v] lead to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It used to be considered a deformity in other breeds and led to automatic culling , but in several continental breeds it is now selected for , although it can lead to problems in calving and perhaps fertility . |
| 2 | Additive processes could hardly be simpler although it can lead to procedures of great complexity : a musical phrase of a certain number of notes is repeated several times , one note is then added and the new phrase again repeated . |
| 3 | In an appraisal of the book by Bennett and Chorley ( 1978 ) and of a book applying systems throughout geography as a whole ( Chapman , 1977 ) it has been suggested ( Kennedy , 1979 ) that it is premature to adopt the systems approach exclusively if it would lead to the abandonment of other important parts of the subject . |
| 4 | This kind of teaching , it was argued , implicitly if not explicitly , was unacceptable because it would lead to an undermining of loyalty to the nation and government in minds too tender truly to comprehend the import of what was happening to them . |
| 5 | I would very much like CPRW to join , not because it might lead to an international jolly ( some hope ! ) , but because I think it would be a feather in CPRW 's cap , we will benefit from their advice and information , and we will be able to contribute something at a UK level . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | my Lord , this is a problem which erm your Lordship 's had submissions from both parties and of course it goes to specialist separates , first of all one identifies , one takes one and strikes out the defending clauses within the agreements that infringe article eighty five on then applies the , the test of severance to see whether the residual agreements remain or stand , but we certainly have not depleted that the entire arrangement avoid but we pleaded the restrictions are avoid , my Lord er and that 's important because it could lead to consequence and we 're pleading it that and if for example er power in the erm standard form agency agreement was rendered void because it was an unlawful restriction , it does n't mean to say that erm an agent er a name might not of instructed an agent to write business , what we 're saying is they may not have instructed him to write all of the business that he did in fact did er write for example L M X spiral and , now if , if a particular defendant can say well have I been well you know proper position that I would of been and the restrictions not been in place I would of instructed the agent to do precisely what he did , then of course he has no defence , that 's a que that 's a point , if he says well erm I , the facts suggest and established that I would never , ever have allowed the agents to underwr to write L M X spiral business and , and the only reason he was able to do that was because of the restrictions then he can escape liability for that part of the business underwritten |
| 9 | Two weeks before the scheduled start of " talks about talks " with the African National Congress ( ANC ) , President F. W. de Klerk on April 17 strongly rejected the possibility of majority rule , describing it as " not suitable " for South Africa " because it will lead to the domination and even the suppression of minorities " . |
| 10 | They are right to do so , because it can lead to serious problems if it persists . |
| 11 | Opposing proposals to import a further 5 million tonnes of coal , he presented evidence that this was both unnecessary given the trends of productivity and costs within British Coal , and damaging to long-term energy policy since it would lead to pit closures and the sterilization of up to 150 million tonnes of coal reserves . |
| 12 | ‘ There 's much worse things than shoplifting — though it can lead to more serious crime . |
| 13 | Observers noted that a successful outcome to the peace talks would ironically compound the food problem in Mozambique itself , as it would lead to the return of the 1,000,000 Mozambican refugees in Malawi . |
| 14 | The investigation of anything happening directly on the river would normally be the responsibility of the River Police , at least until such time as it might lead to inquiries inland . |
| 15 | I would say that it 's germane to this exercise again in so far as it might lead to the conclusion that a particular sector is impracticable . |
| 16 | A friend has just told me that you should not wear tampons overnight as it can lead to toxic shock syndrome . |
| 17 | A failure to give proper levels of support to informal carers not only reduces their own quality of life and that of the relative or friend they care for , but is also potentially inefficient as it can lead to less personally appropriate care being offered . |
| 18 | So Alan you go with our warm thanks and our very best wishes for a future which I know will be as valuable to the church as it will lead to a gap in our ranks which it will be difficult to fill . |