Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb mod] lead " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Shimon Peres is eager to avoid a showdown which may lead to his ouster as leader of the Labour Party . ’ |
| 2 | Offences committed by groups may well occasion greater fear than offences committed by individuals , and it may also be true that groups have a tendency to do things which individuals might not do : there is a group bravado , a group pressure , which may lead to excesses . |
| 3 | It is also justifiable , however , for the criminal law to penalise conduct which may lead to the causing of physical harm , particularly in situations where the conduct has little social utility or where the risk is well known . |
| 4 | In time , however , they may learn to cope and discover a great deal in the child they have raised , which may lead a life which is no less happy , but just ‘ different ’ to that of others in some ways . |
| 5 | In the analysis of all specific cases of agricultural technology , crucial aspects which may lead to soil erosion , can not be ‘ read off ’ in a vulgar materialist sense from the relations of production under which they are applied . |
| 6 | Again there are several precipitating factors which may lead to repeated recurrence , with sexual intercourse heading the list , but the attacks will tend to become less frequent and severe . |
| 7 | it causes physical and often mental problems which may lead to you becoming seriously ill |
| 8 | adolescent boys are out on the streets and more likely to join gangs , and this is where they can become involved in minor law-breaking which may lead to more serious criminality . |
| 9 | A fourth and very important influence on the rate of recorded crime is the effect of changes in the law , which may lead to an alteration in the definition of what is or is not a crime . |
| 10 | Is life the countervailing force , now pitiably weak but always improving from its lowly origins , which may lead eventually to a future beyond even the imagination of men like Boltzmann ? |
| 11 | On 7 January 1785 the society set out its principal objectives : to promote the good of the community by encouragement of industry and ingenuity ; to excite a spirit of enquiry which may lead to improvements not yet known ; and to fix knowledge and art upon the certain test of accurate experiment . |
| 12 | These placements are of value in allowing students to add a practical dimension to their theoretical studies of the working of different aspects of Irish society , and in providing work experience which may lead to improved career opportunities . |
| 13 | At best , training may open new avenues or provide contacts which may lead to employment interviews . |
| 14 | That 's what some divorced people told Gwynn Davis in a Bristol study which may lead to law reform . |
| 15 | Subtle changes take place , too , in the attitudes of some of her friends to whose circle she belonged when her husband was alive , which may lead her to feel rejected at a time when she needs to be accepted in her new role and to have her self-esteem strengthened . |
| 16 | Elderly parents may begin to feel tense and unsure of their previous social skills and ability to sustain long conversations with visitors , or may tire very quickly , which may lead them to start placing obstacles of one kind and another to people coming to the house at all . |
| 17 | The ten l.e.d.s concerned here are placed at various positions in the ‘ field ’ , each representing a number of runs or a no-score , plus a couple which may lead to a catch or an appeal for lbw . |
| 18 | Once again , something should be done to remove the ugly spectacle of a Government department negotiating a compromise settlement that saves work all round , but which may lead to a claim by another department . |
| 19 | ‘ I have a suggestion for you , which may lead nowhere , but may at least be worth a try . |
| 20 | They may have changing patterns of substance use and an unstructured lifestyle which may lead them to want services intermittently . |
| 21 | Is a ballooning of the wall of an artery which leads to risk of bursting or clotting , which may lead to catastrophic results . |
| 22 | ( In fact , if one reads her work carefully , one notices that she never speaks of God , but rather of people 's concept of God , which may lead them on in their striving for justice . ) |
| 23 | And the ‘ people professions ’ ( such as management , social work and teaching ) also seem to have a somewhat ambiguous status in the academic culture , which may lead them sometimes to de-emphasize the human aspects of their work , and emphasize the theoretical , procedural or institutional . |
| 24 | One aspect of the infant 's early mentality is its belief in its own omnipotence , which may lead towards an attempt simply to deny the existence of the bad object , thus safeguarding the presence of the good object , and projecting both as idealized forms . |
| 25 | It is also true that there may be some doubt whether the privilege against self-incrimination can be used as a shield to prevent a process being set in train ‘ which may lead to incrimination or may lead to the discovery of real evidence of an incriminating character : ’ see Sociedade National de Combustiveis de Angola U.E.E. v. Lundqvist [ 1991 ] 2 Q.B . |
| 26 | Assuming without deciding that the privilege of self-incrimination can be used to prevent a process being set in train ‘ which may lead to incrimination or the discovery of real evidence of an incriminating character ’ I consider that the defendants are sufficiently safeguarded in the circumstances of this case . |
| 27 | A cause of action to which a hospital authority or a member of its medical staff ( or both ) may be liable as the result of the performance of an operation is trespass to the person , and treatment administered without the patient 's express or implied consent constitutes an assault which may lead to an action for damages . |
| 28 | In several countries filtered blood is recommended in patients needing multiple transfusions to prevent HLA alloimmunisation and platelet refractoriness , which may lead to unstoppable bleeding . |
| 29 | 3.2 Problems which may lead to identification |
| 30 | One of the issues that has to be addressed in the assessment is what balance is appropriate between the freedom of the sufferer to pursue his or her own life in his or her own way , and the possible result of that freedom which may lead to damage to themselves or others . |