Example sentences of "may be helpful " in BNC.

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1 Now a new book , The Reader 's Digest Family Guide to Alternative Medicine* , has been published to help you find out when alternative medicine may be helpful and whether or not the claims made are valid .
2 To understand the concept of mikva , it may be helpful to picture it .
3 It may be helpful to describe an election , the general procedures and the contingent events .
4 From time to time the Libyan police and armed forces have appeared in these accounts of Zuwaya politics , and it may be helpful now to say something about them in a more collected way .
5 It may be helpful at this stage to sketch some of the details of the structure of Highlander which enables it to function as an effective , independent centre of adult education .
6 It may be helpful for the record to include a brief pen-picture of the pupil , to assist the next teacher or school in getting to know the pupil and helping his development .
7 It may be necessary to chart events and actions to be able to show later that teachers acted promptly and appropriately ; in child abuse particularly , but also in other cases , careful records may be helpful in protecting the child or someone else from harm .
8 In this context we feel it may be helpful to include a section here on the teacher 's response to children 's written work , and in particular to the marking policy adopted .
9 The early wool trade is so closely associated with the spinning galleries and those who lived in the farmhouses and cottages that a short explanation of the methods of production may be helpful in understanding the way of life of the producers .
10 The approach followed here is simply not a policy-orientated one , although it may be helpful to that purpose incidentally .
11 That is why training in managing meetings may be helpful .
12 ( In the next chapter you will find information about some of the therapies which may be helpful to you . )
13 However , if you intend to work at this ‘ subtle ’ level all the time , it may be helpful to learn one or two ‘ psychic protection ’ techniques ( see Chapter 7 ) .
14 A careful family history and investigation of first-degree relatives may be helpful .
15 If two injections are required , attempting to use the same dose morning and evening may be helpful .
16 It may be helpful to say , ‘ Sandy , look at me now , please ’ , and then give the desired command .
17 It may be helpful to carry out a SWOT analysis — looking at the school 's strengths , weaknesses , opportunities and threats .
18 In order to look at the effect that financial devolution , in the form of LMS , is likely to have , both on schools and on the quality of education , it may be helpful to look closely at what has happened in institutions that have already experienced various levels of financial autonomy .
19 In reading it , it may be helpful to bear in mind the generalization that the life of the College falls broadly into two epochs each lasting almost exactly one century .
20 Nevertheless , if it is doubtful that a patient will keep his first appointment , or if more information about his home circumstances is required , it may be helpful to start therapy at home and continue in outpatients .
21 It may be helpful , therefore , to ensure that all staff on the ward take a turn working in the intensive care area .
22 This information may be helpful when the team is faced with the care of similar patients in future .
23 Routine domiciliary treatment does not seem justifiable , because of the expense and practical difficulties involved , but domiciliary treatment of selected cases , for example some working-class patients with marital problems , may be helpful .
24 In a few cases home-based treatment using the same approach may be helpful , although large-scale use of domiciliary treatment does not appear to be justified .
25 These may be helpful when recovering from an illness or if you fear your normal diet is lacking .
26 Talking the matter over with a sympathetic doctor , teacher or other professional may be helpful .
27 From a UK standpoint , this may be helpful .
28 It may be helpful to use the structure of Psalm 95 in your quiet time as a pattern for half an hour to an hour or more of worship each day for a while .
29 Bearing all this in mind , it may be helpful to those who are still open to suggestions to try to work out with them some very simple menus for a seven-day period ; meals which will suit their pocket , entail little expenditure of energy , but at the same time cover all their basic dietary requirements , and which can be made tasty and interesting by the addition of some of the sauces , seasonings , and flavourings will which you can supply them .
30 Use of a magnifying glass may be helpful in examining and repairing wounds .
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