Example sentences of "[verb] helped [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sport has helped to give the English a coherent national culture no less than it has the Irish , the Welsh , or the Scots . |
| 2 | This may be partly due to its isolated geographical position , which has helped to give the country its intense feeling of national uniqueness , and its deep conservatism . |
| 3 | The well-rounded rib — the barrel chest that has helped to give the Suffolk the name of Punch — is a distinctive feature , as is the deep carcase . |
| 4 | Their diligent enforcement of the Government 's industrial laws has helped to transform the role of the trade unions ; their role as guarantors of public order has led them into bitter conflict with pickets and demonstrators . |
| 5 | Although party politics , particularly in urban areas , has long been a feature of local government , its extension after 1974 — mainly a product of the larger authority areas created by reorganization — has helped to transform the operating style of many authorities . |
| 6 | The desperate image of both skins and punks has helped to create the impression that these subcultures are completely untouched by ‘ commercial ’ influences . |
| 7 | Horse trials and eventing are attracting a larger following each year , and without doubt Charlotte Hollingsworth 's victory at Burghley last year on The Cool Customer has helped to popularise the sport in Suffolk . |
| 8 | The Pine Valley experience has helped to relax the normally intense Faldo , who lost a play-off to Curtis Strange in 1988 , finished third in 1990 and occupied fourth place 12 months ago . |
| 9 | And the road network has dictated the pattern of development a around the roads , and that in turn has has helped to form the character of the village . |
| 10 | Working closely with Merseyside Conference Bureau , Lauren has helped to promote the area as a main conference venue . |
| 11 | This , in turn , has helped to foster the view that there is really no law at all ; indeed , that the law is an irrelevance . |
| 12 | There is a good deal of evidence to show that the reinforcing nature of these divisions has helped to perpetuate the conflict between farmers and environmentalists . |
| 13 | I believe this discussion about academic freedom has helped to resolve the puzzle . |
| 14 | The subject is certainly emotive , but we believe that our study has helped to move the ‘ battle of faith ’ into the arena of science . |
| 15 | That kind of rise has helped to push the average purse available on the tour next year up to £340,000 , whereas 10 years ago the prize fund for the Open Championship was only £200,000 . |
| 16 | We have used them to great effect from boats or for getting baits in under trees or undercut banks where casting has been impossible but the wind has helped to carry the bait into inaccessible areas often inhabited by pike . |
| 17 | At another site , in Caithness , use of the scanning electron microscope combined with an autoradiographic technique has helped to define the way in which soluble uranium had been translocated from a sandstone bedrock into the overlying regolith/soil . |
| 18 | The work of the modern quantum chemist has helped to fan the flames of this debate . |
| 19 | Its establishment has helped to rationalise the administration of development and the provision of public services . |
| 20 | It has been this policy of screening tenants over the decades before the main sale of council houses was pushed through by the Government that has resulted in the buying of houses largely on the best estates , and has helped to reinforce the emergence of the ghetto in many areas of Britain . |
| 21 | It has helped to reinforce the important contribution the Institute and its members can make in this area . |
| 22 | Jibes about past financial difficulties are no longer valid he says — the recent flotation by US parent Computervision Corp has helped to put the company back on an even keel and the interest VirtualStation is already attracting provides more reason for optimism . |
| 23 | Of course , this is no accident , and Duncan and Goodwin ( 1988 ) in their book on the local government crisis detail how the two processes are interlinked and how each has helped to shape the other . |
| 24 | The motives of some missionary societies may be suspect , but the bible itself has helped to fuel the visions of many human rights movements . |
| 25 | Adree Wallace of the Group , which has helped to organise the trip , said past visits had been very successful . |
| 26 | This study has helped to pave the way for further work on early retirement by showing that , even among the same cohort of redundant workers , there is a clear social division based on economic security and insecurity . |
| 27 | The introduction of contracts has helped to enhance the accountability of providers to purchasers and has opened up a debate about the standards of care that should be delivered . |
| 28 | Editor , — Chris Ham states that ‘ The introduction of contracts has helped to enhance the accountability of providers to purchasers , ’ but from our own research we are aware of some purchasing organisations that have failed to exercise any control over the financial and strategic operations of providers ( presented to the Health Economics Studies Group , York , 1993 ) . |
| 29 | Equally , the state has helped to maintain the structure of capital markets which promote closer relations between financial and industrial capital . |
| 30 | Equally , the state has helped to maintain the structure of capital markets which promote closer relations between financial and industrial capital . |