Example sentences of "[prep] help [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sceptics may doubt whether anyone would read it but our survey shows that viewers take PEBs seriously and rate them only slightly less useful than news broadcasts for helping decide how to vote ( though much less useful than news broadcasts for providing information ) . |
| 2 | I later realised I had missed a major opportunity for helping change the situation . |
| 3 | New mechanisms are created for helping ensure the safe transportation of oil along California 's coastline . |
| 4 | Despite the contrasting results , however , most delegates agreed that the workshop exercise had been worthwhile , and that Mr Leitch should be congratulated for setting an example for his more coy competitors and for helping perpetuate the open and instructive atmosphere that distinguishes CUBs conferences . |
| 5 | Ben Lowe found the organization the perfect place for helping develop his idea of a ‘ non-sectarian ’ national newspaper , so he joined as well . |
| 6 | He thanked me for helping take care of his grandmother . ’ |
| 7 | Two quick-thinking staff at Higher Broughton Branch have been rewarded for helping foil a possible £25,000 card swindle . |
| 8 | Housing Associations are now responsible for helping fill the gap created by local government 's enforced withdrawal from property development . |
| 9 | Technology is not just about making clever films for party political broadcasts or staging breathtaking rallies , but more about helping weld your communications strategy into a coherent whole . |
| 10 | Even then the director had to make changes as the backers insisted that the story of an impoverished farmer galvanizing a group of the unemployed into helping make a success of things was combined with a more conventional sex angle . |
| 11 | The ability of each group to fight alongside the other ( something which depended upon a very disciplined approach ) was undoubtedly one of the main tactical developments of the fourteenth century , and was to play an important part in helping bring about a succession of English victories in battle . |
| 12 | Explain what 's in your mind and ask whether they 'd be interested in helping start it or being a part of it when it gets going . |
| 13 | Such awareness becomes important in helping clarify one 's place in society and , thus , one 's relationship to others in that society . |
| 14 | A small minority of overdose patients have psychological difficulties for which a problem-solving approach will be insufficient , except in helping resolve the current crisis . |
| 15 | On April 15 the government called on the Ugandan authorities to " shoulder their responsibilities " in helping restore peace . |
| 16 | De Klerk dismissed suggestions that he ca n't control his security forces by pointing out that he appointed 10,000 police officers last year , and claims that the new influx will go a long way in helping subdue township unrest . |
| 17 | Rival managers Alex Ferguson and Ron Atkinson were good friends of Mervyn and had no hesitation in helping organise an event which should be a fitting tribute to one of Irish football 's greatest administrators . |
| 18 | It is important to stress how these changes — whatever their merits — have played a structural role in helping sustain an underclass . |
| 19 | I would urge any readers interested in helping keep Nazism out of Sunderland to contact one of the numerous local or national groups , be it the ANL , the Anti-Fascist Association or another . |
| 20 | Thus the axiomatic method was called upon to help confirm the basic consistency of mathematics . |
| 21 | With the expertise of a well respected manufacturer aware of the demands of modern catering , the hotel installed equipment which was right for the job and which culd be relied upon to help meet strict hygiene standards . |
| 22 | In February 1989 six non-OPEC ( NOPEC ) countries agreed to limit exports with a view to helping stabilize oil markets ( see p. 36478 ) , while in early March the Soviet Union also indicated that it would reduce exports by 5 per cent in the first half of 1989 . |
| 23 | In a statement issued on April 29 , US State Department spokesperson Margaret Tutwiler said that the relaxation reflected Vietnam 's strengthened commitment to helping resolve the cases of US servicemen listed as missing in action ( MIA ) in Vietnam . |
| 24 | They overlook the fact that Highlander is dedicated to helping develop the fulfilment of democracy , not to the preservation of academic discipline . |
| 25 | In many cases this seems to be a means of tension reduction , and management must be directed partly towards developing alternative means of dealing with feelings of tension and partly to helping alleviate the ideas of worthlessness , as well as other problems , often experienced by such patients . |
| 26 | The county trusts are almost all dedicated to helping keep churches with small congregations in use for worship and will have good contacts in the diocese . |
| 27 | Barmby , just 18 , was unknown 12 months ago but yesterday confirmed his thrilling potential by helping destroy Brian Clough 's beleaguered Nottingham Forest . |