Example sentences of "can help [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want to do whatever I can to help fight it . ’ |
| 2 | Our worries about the continuing control , however , are real , which is why we are making as positive a contribution as we can to help tackle that problem urgently . |
| 3 | An extra tablespoon sprinkled over the breakfast cereal can help control irritable bowel syndrome , piles , appendicitis and bowel cancer . |
| 4 | Having seen how analysis can help dismantle a question and construct an argument , you may try the process on one or two of the following examples : |
| 5 | Fourteen people attended the first meeting last week but Phyllis Horsley , a member of the Darlington Trust said : ‘ There is room for everyone ; we need more people who can help with conservation work , people who can help record data on local animals and plants , and older people who just want to help raise money . ’ |
| 6 | As we saw in chapter 8 , a logistic transformation can help straighten out a flat S-shaped curve ( figure 8.5 ) . |
| 7 | There is a general family of power transformations that can help promote symmetry and sometimes Gaussian shape in many different data batches . |
| 8 | Rather , by exploring the determinants of similarities and differences found between national systems , they can help promote the development of industrial relations as an academic discipline . |
| 9 | Previous studies have suggested that social support can help promote good health and well-being amongst adults and children living under difficult circumstances . |
| 10 | Wishing you a very happy and successful 1987/88 season — if there is any way in which we can help promote classes , arrange publicity or membership benefits for you , please do not hesitate to ask . |
| 11 | Three claims were made about Mozart during 1992. ( 1 ) Listening to Mozart can help ease the pain while giving birth . |
| 12 | Relatives ' support groups have such a full agenda that they may become almost swamped by shared suffering unless they have a facilitator who can help ease the ‘ tension upon tension ’ one group member described . |
| 13 | Beryl Smith died at home , cared for by loving friends and family , but for those who find it difficult to cope Macmillan Nurses can help ease the burden . |
| 14 | Expert systems can help diagnose electrical , electronic and/or mechanical problems by accelerating the problem-solving process . |
| 15 | Trials on women suffering from advanced breast cancer start soon , but it 'll be at least five years before scientists know whether gestodene can help treat the disease and 15 before it 's known if it can help prevent it . |
| 16 | Self-massage can help break through this built-up tension — and , luckily , the most effective zones for self-massaging are the hands and feet . |
| 17 | By discriminating between different goods and services , indirect taxes can help reallocate resources in a way that raises economic welfare for society as a whole . |
| 18 | But if I marry Edgar , I can help Heathcliff with my husband 's money . ’ |
| 19 | It can help avoid expensive and protracted litigation . |
| 20 | Nigel shows how a series of simple stretching exercises can help avoid injury and improve your game . |
| 21 | By joining one of Britain 's fastest growing conservation charities you can help conserve and improve Britain 's landscape for present and future generations to enjoy . |
| 22 | By joining one of Britain 's fastest growing conservation charities you can help conserve and improve Britain 's landscape for present and future generations to enjoy . |
| 23 | Energy generation from renewable resources , such as wind or water , can help conserve fossil fuels and reduce emissions of pollutants ; the Trust has embarked on a number of schemes to exploit renewable energy , as at Aberdulais ( see below right ) , and will assess properties for their energy-generating potential . |
| 24 | You can help make Top Dog '91 the top dog event of the year . |
| 25 | In particular , we saw how such transformations can help make the d Q of different batches more similar , and help unbend curvy lines ; the result in both cases is to enable the data analyst to re-express the data simply in the conventional form : data = fit + residual . |
| 26 | Make sure you keep a tube of Sudocrem at hand — when children 's tumbles end in tears , Sudocrem can help make it better . |
| 27 | Make sure you keep a tube of Sudocrem at hand — when children 's tumbles end in tears , Sudocrem can help make it better . |
| 28 | A Bourdieuan framework can help make sense of this in several ways : |
| 29 | A flexible approach to suitable substitutes can help make last minute sales , and most publishers operate hot-line services . |
| 30 | A second scanner at the John Radcliffe Hospital can help make the diagnosis even clearer . |