What's the difference between led and let?

Led


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Lead
  • (imp. & p. p.) of Lead.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Direct fetal digitalization led to a reduction in umbilical artery resistance, a decline in the abdominal circumference from 20.3 to 17.8 cm, and resolution of the ascites within 72 h. Despite this dramatic response to therapy, fetal death occurred on day 5 of treatment.
  • (2) Thyroid replacement led to resolution of both apnea and depression.
  • (3) Two of the largest markets are Germany and South Korea, often held up as shining examples of export-led economies.
  • (4) These studies led to the following conclusions: (a) all the prominent NHP which remain bound to DNA are also present in somewhat similar proportions in the saline-EDTA, Tris, and 0.35 M NaCl washes of nuclei; (b) a protein comigrating with actin is prominent in the first saline-EDTA wash of nuclei, but present as only a minor band in the subsequent washes and on washed chromatin; (c) the presence of nuclear matrix proteins in all the nuclear washes and cytosol indicates that these proteins are distributed throughout the cell; (d) a histone-binding protein (J2) analogous to the HMG1 protein of K. V. Shooter, G.H.
  • (5) A change in the pattern of care of children with IDDM, led to a pronounced decrease in hospital use by this patient group.
  • (6) Increased dietary protein intake led to increased MDA per nephron, increased urinary excretion of MDA, and increased MDA per milligram protein in subtotally nephrectomized animals, and markedly increased the glutathione redox ratio.
  • (7) Addition of phospholipase A2 from Vipera russelli venom led to a significant increase in the activity of guanylate cyclase in various rat organs.
  • (8) King also described how representatives of every country at this month's G7 meeting in Canada seemed to be relying on an export-led recovery to revive their economies.
  • (9) Classical treatment combining artificial delivery or uterine manual evacuation-oxytocics led to the arrest of bleeding in 73 cases.
  • (10) Displacement of the enol triflate with various sulfinates in acetonitrile or DMF and deprotection of the intermediates led to 7 beta-[(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]- 3-[alkyl(aryl)sulfonyl]-1-carba-1-dethia-3-cephem-4-carboxyl ic acids.
  • (11) The obvious need for highly effective contraception in women with existing disorders of glucose metabolism has led to a search for oral contraceptive (OC) regimens for such women that are efficient but without unacceptable metabolic side effects.
  • (12) The criticism over the downgrading of the leader of the Lords was led by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, a former Scotland secretary, who is a respected figure on the right.
  • (13) In the case presented, overdistension of a jejunostomy catheter balloon led to intestinal obstruction and pressure necrosis (of the small bowel), with subsequent abscess formation leading to death from septicemia.
  • (14) The possibility that both IL 2 production and IL 2R expression are autonomously activated early in T cell development, before acquisition of the CD3-TcR complex, led us to study the implication of alternative pathways of activation at this ontogenic stage.
  • (15) Addition of extracellular mevalonate led to a concentration-dependent fall in both processes, although a higher concentration was required to produce the same effect on LDL degradation as on HMG-CoA reductase activity.
  • (16) One man has died in storms sweeping across the UK that have brought 100-mile-an-hour winds and led to more than 50 flood warnings being issued with widespread disruption on the road and rail networks in much of southern England and Scotland.
  • (17) A previous trial into the safety and feasibility of using bone marrow stem cells to treat MS, led by Neil Scolding, a clinical neuroscientist at Bristol University, was deemed a success last year.
  • (18) Histologic examination of the anterior and posterior chambers and the vitreous led to a diagnosis of endophthalmitis caused by Coccidioides immitis infection.
  • (19) Significant changes have occurred within the profession of pharmacy in the past few decades which have led to loss of function, social power and status.
  • (20) Recently reported unfavorable clinical results (i.e., a high incidence of pain) have led to the discontinuation of one trial of porous polyethylene.

Let


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose.
  • (n.) A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic.
  • (n.) A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over.
  • (imp. & p. p.) of Let
  • (v. t.) To leave; to relinquish; to abandon.
  • (v. t.) To consider; to think; to esteem.
  • (v. t.) To cause; to make; -- used with the infinitive in the active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, i. e., cause to be made; let bring, i. e., cause to be brought.
  • (v. t.) To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent.
  • (v. t.) To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses.
  • (v. t.) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering.
  • (v. i.) To forbear.
  • (v. i.) To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. See note under Let, v. t.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) First results let us assume that clinically silent TIAs also (in analogy to clinically silent brain infarctions) could be detected and located.
  • (2) Since 1987, it has become possible to obtain immature ova from the living animal and to let them mature, fertilize and develop into embryos capable of transplantation outside the body.
  • (3) I’m not in charge of it but he’s stood up and presented that, and when Jenny, you know, criticised it, or raised some issues about grandparent carers – 3,700 of them he calculated – he said “Let’s sit down”.
  • (4) But both for malaria and Aids we’re seeing the tools that will let us do 95-100% reduction.
  • (5) • This article was amended on 1 September 2014 because an earlier version described Platinum Property Partners as a buy-to-let mortgage lender.
  • (6) Data are shown for both mutagenesis and carcinogenesis, indicating that, in this respect, even the smallest average organ absorbed dose can be effective, particularly for high-LET radiation.
  • (7) The law would let people find out if partners had a history of domestic violence but is likely to face objections from civil liberties groups.
  • (8) She said that even as she approached the gates, she was debating with the boy’s father whether to let the first-grader enter.
  • (9) Western diplomats acknowledge that the capture of Qusair is likely to have emboldened President Bashar al-Assad , making him less likely to consider concessions – let alone stepping down.
  • (10) We are drawing back the curtains to let light into the innermost corridors of power."
  • (11) I am rooting hard for you.” Ronald Reagan simply told his former vice-president Bush: “Don’t let the turkeys get you down.” By 10.30am Michelle Obama and Melania Trump will join the outgoing and incoming presidents in a presidential limousine to drive to the Capitol.
  • (12) His arm was being held by Muntari who let go of it as he entered the penalty area.
  • (13) A rubber cuff was fixed on the metal cylinder and let an opening of 8 cm, simulating the cervix uteri.
  • (14) It took years of prep work to make this sort of Übermensch thing socially acceptable, let alone hot – lots of “legalize it!” and “you are economic supermen!” appeals to the balled-and-entitled toddler-fists of the sociopathic libertechian madding crowd to really get mechanized mass-death neo-fascism taken mainstream .
  • (15) And they have no intention of letting it out of their grasp.
  • (16) American Horror Story is a paean to the supernatural whose greatest purpose is letting washed-up actors and pop stars chew the scenery on the way to winning awards .
  • (17) "Getting a 95% loan to value mortgage lets you speculate on the expected house price increases a lot more than a 75% mortgage," he said.
  • (18) Once installed, the alliance will become an awkward, obstructionist presence, committed, in the words of the Northern League's Matteo Salvini, to "a different Europe, based on work and peoples and not in the one based on servitude to the euro and banks, ready to let us die from immigration and unemployment".
  • (19) How, in the name of all that is decent and honest in this world did we let this happen?
  • (20) This was determined by letting the cultured cells phagocytize Latex particles.

Words possibly related to "led"

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