"lead to an assumption" is correct and used in written English.
You can use it when you want to indicate that something has caused someone to form an opinion or conclusion. For example: The lack of evidence provided in the case led to an assumption that the accused was innocent.
Iran's leaders need to understand that a closure or narrowing of the strait, however temporary, would lead to an assumption of control of the waterway by U.S. and allied military forces.
These results lead to an assumption that AI, a variable that is made up of women mainly experiencing flatal incontinence, is associated with a higher BMI than what is the case for FI.
In addition to this implication, this observation also can lead to an assumption that the fitness of the organism would be greater if the usage of codons and amino acids is in concordance with underlying regulations at the level of GC-content.
The can lead to an assumption as to what he or she might be thinking.
The blurring of the distinction between people and products has led to an assumption that is often voiced these days — that clothing, furniture, and possessions of all kinds are, or ought to be, a form of self-expression.
[cartoon id= ra284"] The blurring of the distinction between people and products has led to an assumption that is often voiced these days — that clothing, furniture, and possessions of all kinds are, or ought to be, a form of self-expression.
Uncertainty over the tolerance of biocrusts to disturbance often leads to an assumption that protection requires complete elimination of possible disturbance factors including cattle grazing.
In Germany, the curricula coverage is not as broad as in Switzerland, which leads to an assumption of country differences in civic-economic competence.
Anyhow, they only consider direct impacts on devices, which leads to an assumption that, in the absence of vulnerability and a corresponding exploit, no harm can be caused at all.
The initial genetic and physiological analyses revealed growth deficiency of sos mutants under low K+ conditions, which leads to an assumption that sos mutant loci are essential components for K+ acquisition and signal transduction during salinity stress (Wu et al. [1996]; Zhu et al. [1998]).
In Pakistan, for the average citizen it leads to an assumption of deep corruption and bad intentions by both governments and a massive mistrust of NGOs perceived to be enriching themselves off the assistance.
