Example sentences of "could help [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had to be a balance of power in Eurasia , and Britain ( above all others ) was the state which could help to preserve that balance by realistic diplomacy , deterrence or war . |
| 2 | The outcome of yesterday 's case could help dispel these fears . |
| 3 | In real life , Wilf devotes his time to dreaming up new ideas that could help make this planet a better place to be . |
| 4 | Most of these , if asked , would have been unwilling to support any increase in attainment testing or in subjective assessment of character , but their expressed unease about testing could help to feed that of others , who would then fall back on what had ‘ worked ’ in the past . |
| 5 | But overhead lighting could help eliminate some of the dangers . |
| 6 | But this small orange box produced by a Thame company could help prevent such accidents in the future . |
| 7 | Dr Owen 's endorsement for Mr Major could help to swing some undecided voters back to the Conservatives . |
| 8 | A statement from any employee who could help prove this point would be valuable for the prosecution , especially if it is suspected the defence will deny the alleged purpose . |
| 9 | ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked ’ The officer dealing and/or civilian witnesses could help prove this point by including in their evidence observations such as , ‘ The crowd of visiting football supporters were likely to believe they were going to be attacked ’ , or ‘ It was likely that the visiting supporters would lose their tempers and attack the home crowd ’ . |
| 10 | Paging systems and private mobile phones could help solve this problem and have significant benefits for the hotel and catering industry , as Maxon Europe Ltd explain . |
| 11 | It would also reduce dependence on oil , which was a sensible strategic aim , and the regular orders for the British railway manufacturing industry could help to win more export orders for electrified systems overseas . |
| 12 | A mobile eye screening unit could help overcome this problem , and fundholding general practitioners may be willing to pay for this service . |
| 13 | It has been argued that one could help to break that circle by integrating the school system ( Fraser 1974 ; Heskin 1980 ) . |
| 14 | So we tried to look deeper , particularly for a way of applying our money where its unique lack of strings could help add most the eminent scientists on the Venture Research Advisory Council — the Chairman Sir James Menter , Sir Rex Richards , Sir Hans Kornberg and Professor John Cadogan — contributed their expertise to this slow painstaking process as did my colleagues in the Unit . |
| 15 | He would pick us up tomorrow early and we could help buy some last bits and pieces . |
| 16 | And there would be a lot in it for China too : if it could help to pull all this off , it would establish itself firmly alongside America as the other power to be reckoned with in Asia . |
| 17 | Changing the law on mistake in rape could help to change these social attitudes , even though for some time to come defendants might find themselves charged with rape because of such ingrained attitudes towards women . |