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lead up to

To set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.
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If it is a new constitution, the historico-legal method is probably the most appropriate, since the events leading up to the introduction of the constitution are still so recent and relevant that they must be used for guidance when the constitution is interpreted.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'lead up to':

lead up toTo precede in time.
lead up toTo follow or mark a path toward.
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