11.   Left untreated, the condition can lead to blindness, mental retardation or death.

12.   Near monopoly conditions led to lingering corporate somnolence.

13.   Near-monopoly conditions led to lingering corporate somnolence.

14.   Ordinarily, Rodriguez said, such conditions might lead to higher wages.

15.   Over time, the condition can lead to strokes and coronary heart disease, the two leading causes of death worldwide.

16.   Recent favorable weather conditions led to expectations that farmers had made greater-than-normal progress in the planting, analysts said.

17.   Rough driving conditions have led some people to give up skiing.

18.   Snow levels will lower, but recent wet and mild conditions may lead to flooding and mudslides in parts of the lower Sierra.

19.   Still, Vinik explained that market conditions led him to believe Treasury bonds might outperform stocks over the next year or two.

20.   Such a condition can lead to a crash if a plane is at low altitude and low air speed, as it is on approach.