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lead

verb
1. To show the way to:
2. To proceed on a certain course or for a certain distance:
3. To have authoritative charge of:
4. To go through (life) in a certain way:
5. To begin (something) with preliminary or prefatory material:
phrasal verb
lead offphrasal verb
lead tonoun
1. Something or someone that shows the way:
2. A piece of information useful in a search:
3. An act or instance of guiding:
4. The capacity to lead others:
5. The main performer in a theatrical production:
6. A prominent article in a periodical:
Chiefly British: leader.
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The men filed rapidly past me and entered the diverging corridor which I hoped would lead to safety.
As I gave Raffles a headlong lead to the baize door, I glanced down the great well of stairs, and up came the daft yells of these sporting oafs:
This overdraw of current will result in a fluctuation in the brightness of LED, which will eventually lead to the failure of the light.
It can lead to behavior disorders, anemia, mental retardation and permanent nerve damage.
Finally, the authors point out that although TWA and IBL are associated with peripheral nerve damage, bone lead--another measure of chronic exposure--is a weak predictor of lead effects in the nervous system because it reflects only that lead stored in the bone compartment and not necessarily the cumulative blood lead to which peripheral nerves were exposed.
Following the above requirements for an average NYC apartment can easily surpass $3000/unit, not withstanding the time it takes to complete the work which can lead to additional loss in rent.
It can cause permanent brain damage and, at its worst, even lead to a child's death.
Most of the recycled lead goes back into making new batteries, so the refiners adjust trace elements in the lead to meet the specifications of the battery industry.
The FDA is aware of the suit, and according to an agency spokesperson, will next evaluate the scientific data that the report was based upon, and determine if the products contain enough lead to designate a health hazard.
The blood then transfers the lead to soft body tissue and bone.
The alternatives have not yet displaced lead to any great extent, owing to cost issues and to the fact that lead remains perfectly legal to use.
Just keep in mind that the tests aren't very sensitive, so if a home test doesn't detect any lead, it doesn't necessarily mean that the product is safe; it may still contain enough lead to harm a child or pregnant woman.