Example sentences of "[pron] helps " in BNC.

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1 Resources are stretched to the limit and , unless someone helps , the country will be awash with tears on Christmas morning .
2 Do not complain that nobody helps canoeists .
3 I do think there 's a greater need for other aspects to be included — like the Alexander technique , which helps with your body control .
4 Tares fix nitrogen and have a good fibrous root system which helps to improve heavy clay soils , preferring these to light or very acid soils .
5 Turner has also stressed the subversive character of the betwixt and between state of liminality which helps to explain the drives , inversions , and paradigms of the counter-cultural form , and which enhances the potential for the liminal journey to illuminate the postures and pedantic reactions of the dominant ideology to such periods of social upheaval .
6 The Ranfurly Library Service is a charity which helps combat the critical shortage of books in developing countries , by providing carefully selected consignments of books in response to urgent requests from schools , colleges , hospitals and other institutions .
7 This dowel can rotate freely , which helps in positioning the blocks .
8 Further information : Your local community health council is an organisation which helps people who may need more information about local health services .
9 Any style of classically inspired dance needs to be reinforced rhythmically by music which helps to create the timing of the steps within the phrases and also suggests varying qualities , moods and sometimes even emotions .
10 In addition to the two leitmotifs , Stravinsky used traditional songs and dances backed by a mysterious rhythmic sound which helps to heighten the tension .
11 The orbital movement of the blade , which helps to speed cutting by aiding the removal of sawdust , has three settings .
12 The most recent glass development is the growing use of solar control and low-emissivity glass , which helps to retain heat in the winter and to prevent unnecessary solar gain in summer .
13 Covering the work to protect from frost and rain , we left it for a few days to dry , which helps the shuttering to loosen itself too .
14 From more than 80 strains , four have been singled out to be grown from seeds which are tested for protein , which helps them to withstand heat .
15 Now comes the Bailies of Bennachie , the voluntary body which helps look after the hill , has almost topped an astonishing 4000 .
16 Each detailed river description is headed with a brief but exacting summary which helps in making a quick decision about which river to tackle next .
17 Conversely , on the materialist model it is much more homophobia itself , as an aspect of the construction of homosexuality and independently of the question of the actual subjective repression of desire , which helps secure a coerced identity and social organization ; homophobia enforces the heterosexual norm by policing its boundaries : ‘ Homophobia is only incidentally directed against homosexuals — its more common use is against the 49% of the population which is male …
18 But , although increasing your intake of fruit and vegetables has numerous advantages and benefits — both are generally low in calories and rich in Vitamin C which helps keep colds at bay — it is possible to eat too much .
19 The trust , a charity which helps those who describe themselves as ‘ New Age Travellers ’ , plans to appeal against the convictions and average fines of £50 plus costs imposed on 65 of the 130 would-be visitors who were arrested and charged with public order offences .
20 Mark was ‘ rescued ’ by a Barnardo 's project , based at the Cleevedon Hostel in south London , which helps young people to work gradually towards total independence .
21 Which helps to explain why the Netherlands ' National Environmental Policy Plan is a pioneering work , a model which other nations study .
22 Mr Annuar is from Kelantan , which helps explain why , at the tender age of 34 , he has the tricky task of preventing PAS from achieving its goals .
23 Each unit is ranked according to profitability and profit growth , which helps spur competition between IDG managers and — with any luck — encourages them to learn from each other .
24 For Dr Richard Gill , senior executive in the Pharmaceuticals Division at the British Technology Group , which helps industry seek out and develop new technology originating in universities and institutes , the decision on whether a project goes ahead rests in part on animal welfare issues .
25 It adds up to a drag factor that is 13% ‘ slippier ’ through the air , which helps economy and reduces wind noise .
26 A high pressure hose is used to increase blood supply to the udder , which helps fight infection and has a massaging action .
27 The genes of viruses code for a protein coat , which helps them to survive the death of one cell and to infect another .
28 Last night 's film examined a one-day course which helps people overcome their fear of flying .
29 A-levels will be preserved , as will the assisted places scheme , which helps to pay the independent school fees of 30,000 bright children .
30 Our hypothesis is that it is consideration of the value base underlying the intervention which helps towards greater conceptual clarity about preventive work .
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