• The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) said in a blog post that "even where the soil is contaminated with a lead spill, a number of studies have shown that rice plants do not take up a significant amount of lead and move it to the grains".

    BBC: Study of lead levels in rice under scrutiny

  • The meetings have lead to a number of international partnership projects at school level.

    UNESCO: Education

  • All 32 opinion polls since the election was called on January 18th have given the government a lead of between seven and ten points over the Social Democrat-led opposition.

    ECONOMIST: The centre-right heads for victory in next week's election

  • He added that in the 1990s patients were often not admitted because there were not enough intensive care beds, which may have lead to a culture of not admitting patients.

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  • Mr McFadden developed ways of modelling several types of choices, such as how many children to have. (He made time for three.) Multiple choices such as this one involve complex statistical analyses, since the factors influencing a couple to have their first child may not be the same as the ones that lead the parents of three children to have a fourth.

    ECONOMIST: Economics focus

  • Over the next decade or so, the information-technology revolution is widely seen as being the main driver of growth, and since the rich economies, notably America, have a vast lead in the development and use of computers, telecoms and the Internet, some people worry that this will inevitably cause the gap between the developed and the developing worlds to widen further.

    ECONOMIST: Catch up if you can

  • No, we are going to have to use a lot of lead bullets.

    FORBES: VC Blogs You Should Follow (and Why): Ben Horowitz

  • However, recent weeks have seen a narrowing of his lead over the centre-right coalition of Mr Berlusconi, who is critical of austerity measures.

    BBC: Italy election: Bersani, Monti, Berlusconi campaign ends

  • Rangers could have taken the lead within a couple of minutes when Boyd blasted over from a tight angle after being picked out superbly by Mendes.

    BBC: Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen

  • California and other state governments have taken up lead bullets as a matter of policy.

    CNN: Should hunters switch to 'green' bullets?

  • The opposition Socialists have a strong lead after the first round of the cantonal elections, on 25%.

    BBC: France vote bolsters Le Pen's far-right National Front

  • In particular, Durbin wanted to know why the U.S. needs to have a new agreement with China to ban imports of lead-tainted goods when China already has a zero-tolerance policy for exporting toys and jewelry with lead elements.

    FORBES: Toying With China

  • The continued insecurity due to the presence of armed groups and the proliferation of arms as well as a general break down of law and order have lead to massive poaching.

    UNESCO: SERVICE DE PRESSE

  • Mr Amato needs to foster such creativity if he is to have a chance of surviving for a year as prime minister, let alone lead the centre-left into the next general election.

    ECONOMIST: Giuliano Amato, Italy��s agile stopgap

  • Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals have already selected a board of directors to lead the combined entity.

    BBC: Hospitals merger referred to Competition Commission

  • Quinn Building Products and the Lagan Cement Group have signed a memorandum of understanding that may lead to a joint venture between the two.

    BBC: cement being poured

  • The Magpies have a five-point lead at the top of the table with 14 games to play but Nolan says it will be business as usual until promotion is secured.

    BBC: Newcastle United squad set for long haul - Kevin Nolan

  • Some of these have a longer lead time relative to economic activity than others, so the firm publishes both a longer leading index, which signals changes in activity about a year in advance, and a shorter leading index, which looks six months ahead.

    ECONOMIST: Leading economic indicators

  • However the study does tally with several others, some of which have found that hormonal changes brought on by a lack of sleep can lead to an increased appetite.

    BBC: RELATED BBC SITES

  • Opinion polls still show the combined forces of the left (Socialists, Communists and others) neck-and-neck with the outgoing centre-right coalition in terms of votes, though the right is given a short lead in seats and about a third of voters say they have yet to make up their minds.

    ECONOMIST: France

  • One common thread to the opposition was the "slippery slope argument, " which argued that the regulation would create a centralized list of all gun owners' names -- which it would not have done -- or would lead to the creation of such a list, which would then enable the government to seize everyone's weapons and put us on a path to dictatorship.

    CNN: In gun control debate, logic goes out the window

  • The Heat took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series and will have a chance to close things out back at home Thursday night in Game 5.

    WSJ: Miami Heat Beat Oklahoma City Thunder in NBA Finals Game 4

  • Yet none of those conversations have led, nor are likely to lead, to the creation of a single job.

    CNN: Spending cut. Now, GOP, where are the jobs?

  • For if high grossing movies have lots of Wikipedia interest then obviously, lots of Wikipedia edits will lead to a high gross.

    FORBES: Using Wikipedia To Predict The Box Office Of A Movie

  • Lord Heseltine and a series of leaders of large British businesses have said the uncertainty caused by the idea of a future referendum which could lead to the UK's exit from the EU, put at risk Britain's relationship with Europe and could cause problems for British business.

    BBC: David Cameron in the Today studio

  • Usually, in life you have a few options lead, follow or get out of the way.

    NPR: 'Idol' Delivers Ratings Power for Fox

  • Iraqis have been in the security lead for a substantial period of time, and that progress continues.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • The Stars have a five point lead over Sheffield at the top of the Premier League table with two matches in hand.

    BBC: Lynn's Ward returns from injury

  • But with Kallis and De Villiers adding 93 for the third wicket, the visitors must have been optimistic of forging a 2-0 lead in the series.

    BBC: Marsh helps Aussies level series

  • The question for the Mets, ultimately, is whether Collins is the right man to lead them when they have a team capable of contending, assuming they eventually have such a team.

    WSJ: The Mets Should Give Terry Collins a Real Shot

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