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lead up to

To precede in time.
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With these objectives we examine developments in the years leading up to and including 43 episodes of financial sector distress or crisis (including episodes of repeat crisis) in a total sample of 50 countries.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'lead up to':

lead up toTo set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.
lead up toTo follow or mark a path toward.
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