"Assuming mistakes will lead to positive results is not a valid answer for any problem."

"a mistake led to a potential £20 million of interest on a tax liability not being collected"

Any mistake in dealing with it might lead to very painful results.

We were playing well, but that mistake led to the field goal.

A mistake can lead to serious burns or a fire.

Two huge mistakes in the first half led to the onslaught.

Yet that mistake did not necessarily lead to a fundamental flaw.

These precautions are necessary as mistakes could lead to serious consequences.

Immigration laws are quite complicated, and one mistake can lead to serious consequences.

But some costly mistakes cost him his starting job last season and led to this season's loan deal.