Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | The yen 's rise could help trim the trade surplus in the long run as it could make U.S. exporters more competitive , although in the short-term that could help lift the amount of exports in dollar terms from Japan . |
| 32 | We examined the immunoreactivity of a large range of tumour marker antisera in a series of adenocarcinomas and their respective metastases to determine whether patterns of reactivity could help identify the primary sites of metastases and to assess the clinical value of this system as a routine method of investigation . |
| 33 | Meanwhile , police hope that family snapshots could help identify the bombers . |
| 34 | This could help deter the casual visitor . |
| 35 | Such recognition could help temper the arrogance of some Western thinkers — an arrogance that goes a long way to explain why some have found relativism so attractive . |
| 36 | PRESIDENT Bush suggested yesterday that a US decision to return millions of dollars in frozen assets to Iran could help secure the eventual release of US hostages held in Lebanon . |
| 37 | James Beggs , has been lobbying hard for money to build a fifth Shuttle-orbiter , and the academy 's assessment could help loosen the purse strings at the white House . |
| 38 | The idea of types could help organize the science ; and the exemplars of the type were often called ‘ representatives ’ . |
| 39 | For the working-class child correct physical development could help eliminate the immoral effects of a dissolute culture or unhealthy environment , contributing to a gradual improvement of national physique . |
| 40 | But most important of all , such centres could help spread the message that the western way of life need not be a model for all development . |
| 41 | On that basis , production should be increased with the hope of more jobs and increased business for ailing industries — which could help kick-start the economy . |
| 42 | A report on Portugal published in February by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said early entry into the mechanism ‘ could help ease the costs of lowering its inflation rate ’ , which at 11.4 p.c. last year was one of the highest in Europe . |
| 43 | That could help prevent the children falling into the same cycle of problems which put their fathers here in the first place |
| 44 | Eventually she had been sent to a psychiatrist to see if he could help discover the reason for what appeared to be a purely psychosomatic condition . |
| 45 | His idea could help meet the common criticism that turbines are both noisy and a blot on the landscape . |
| 46 | Arnold genuinely believed that the transmission of a common culture could help unite the classes and promote fellow-feeling . |
| 47 | The EIT was set up last year to help fund university research which could help underpin the technological base of Europe 's industry . |
| 48 | Police believe the footprint in blood could help trap the killer . |
| 49 | The subcontinent is increasingly being used for locations — and Hollywood is beginning to target the Asian community , seeing it as a vast untapped audience which could help bring the industry out of recession . |
| 50 | Together , Hunter and McColgan could help achieve the first British team success since the English women 's squad triumphed at Neuchatel , Swotzerland , in 1986 . |
| 51 | These are regarded as ‘ transitional substances ’ that could help wean the world off its dependence on CFCs , but since they have their ozone-depleting potential ( albeit low ) the protocol will probably be extended to ban them early next century . |
| 52 | Villa believe his comeback could help swing the title pendulum their way . |
| 53 | By running for Great Ormond Street Children 's Hospital Fund you could help support the research desperately needed to save children 's lives . |
| 54 | By running for Great Ormond Street Children 's Hospital Fund you could help support the research desperately needed to save children 's lives . |
| 55 | Some householders think modern architects could help solve the homelessness problem by building some more |
| 56 | ‘ The pattern that imports decreased more than exports remains unchanged , which could help maintain the surplus and problems with other nations , ’ Mr Okoshi said . |
| 57 | POLICE were reconstructing yesterday the movements of the couple murdered in a ‘ lovers ’ lane ’ in Epping Forest , Essex , in the hope of jogging the memory of someone who could help find the killer . |
| 58 | A PLAN to teach food hygiene in Darlington schools could help combat the number of illnesses in the town , it has been claimed . |
| 59 | This market has become sharply more expensive in recent months , which could help limit the Lloyd 's exposure to reinsurance claims , a spokesman said . |
| 60 | The yen 's rise could help trim the trade surplus in the long run as it could make U.S. exporters more competitive , although in the short-term that could help lift the amount of exports in dollar terms from Japan . |