Example sentences of "[verb] help [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stock market 's recent steady performance in the run up to the water issue has helped ensure the success of the flotation . |
| 2 | But the downpour has helped ease the water shortages of previous years . |
| 3 | We ca n't tell whether our decision to move the sale to Ireland has helped influence the Chancellor but it went right home in Government circles , ’ he said . |
| 4 | NORDSTROM 'S ability to cater for what its customers want has helped make the Seattle-based company one of the largest retailers in America . |
| 5 | That surplus has helped push the world price down to as little as 55 ecus per tonne . |
| 6 | It is turning first to the Oracle Corp Financials world , a niche market , it admits , but one that has helped nurture the rapid growth of database server companies like Sequent Computer Systems Inc . |
| 7 | Gravel extraction has helped reveal the mysteries of Yarnton 's past . |
| 8 | But Mr de Soto goes down well in Washington , where he has helped persuade the authorities to take the previously unknown Mr Fujimori seriously . |
| 9 | Wells store has helped expand the British cheese market by actively encouraging many small dairy farms to produce speciality cheeses . |
| 10 | But very , very quickly erm , I 'm actually delighted that this organization has helped breathe the life into not only the Professional Boxers ' Association , we are extremely grateful . |
| 11 | But while Kaohsiung 's attention to quality is not unique to Yamaha ( and we should n't forget that lower rejection rates also benefit the manufacturer , translating into lower cost per unit ) , their pioneering attitude , honouring quality above all else , has helped raise the standard of Far Eastern guitars to levels which would have been unthinkable only a few years ago . |
| 12 | For example , greater capital mobility has permitted many governments , for good or ill , to initiate development projects that previously had been starved by capital shortage and has helped raise the levels of ambition for future competitiveness and importance on the world stage . |
| 13 | A significant cost cutting programme was introduced which , combined with improved production resulting from a successful infill drilling and well recompletion programme , has helped alleviate the production decline and extend the economic life of the PSC . |
| 14 | A large number of projects are devoted to informal , grassroot communication education programmes designed to help improve the quality of life for thousands of people living in marginalised communities throughout Africa , Asia and Latin America . |
| 15 | It is part of ‘ a teacher 's checklist ’ designed to help identify the gifted child in the classroom . |
| 16 | Each detail must be designed to help create the right response , the desired mood — to bring you another step nearer towards achieving your goals . |
| 17 | The tasks you set should be designed to help meet the individual learner 's main purpose in viewing , so you need to define that purpose . |
| 18 | It is being served in new plastic cups designed to help keep the flavour . |
| 19 | This innovative new programme is designed to help instil the abilities , competences and attitudes needed to prepare for a management role where understanding information systems and their integration into the business is an essential requirement . |
| 20 | A leaflet to will be distributed to the Bank 's 400,000 top customers in June claims that " more and more people " want to help conserve the environment by " actively campaigning against the destruction of the rainforests " . |
| 21 | The heat is so intense that the rails are likely to buckle and passengers are expected to help repair the track . |
| 22 | Erland Johnsen , the Norwegian signed from Bayern Munich , is expected to help take the strain in Chelsea 's defence . |
| 23 | The Chancellor announced relief for elderly in the low income bands to help soften the blow , with Social Security benefits rising automatically and income related benefits being uprated . |
| 24 | Mr FREEDMAN adds : ‘ The hazards of playgrounds to young children are well recognised , and among other measures , absorbent surfaces have been recommended to help reduce the severity of injuries . |
| 25 | Steve Ainscough of Gathurst , Craig Fort of Nelson , Daniel Harding of Worsley , Grant Hamerton of Manchester and Paul Dwyer of Clitheroe all won to help halve the singles , Denton 's Bob Bardsley was Lancashire 's only early winner . |
| 26 | Then that thirdly , it it would need to help fulfil the economic objectives or the employment needs of the receiving authority which which I guess in in many respects boils down to nominating a particular authority or authorities if if you like . |
| 27 | There had been another bad raid on Sunday night but soldiers and gangs of workmen were clearing the roads of the debris from shattered buildings and fire crews from all the surrounding districts had come to help fight the numerous fires . |
| 28 | Perhaps he 's come to help catch the Whistler . ‘ |
| 29 | Four years after the collapse of the communist bloc , funds promised to help cleanse the environment of Eastern Europe are still tied up in banks and many aid pledges have evaporated , The European reported . |
| 30 | He also had a great deal of ability , but like all the older ones had to leave school and go out to work to help support the family once he reached the end of primary school . |