Example sentences of "it helped [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though this distinction could be abused , at this precise moment it helped to clarify two sets of problems the Council would have to deal with : internal questions ( nature of the Church , worship , ecumenism , etc. ) , and external questions ( war , peace , birth control , hunger , etc . ) . |
| 2 | Saying it helped to quell that flicker of excitement . |
| 3 | This was welcomed by American businessmen , although it helped to disrupt international trade as other countries retaliated by raising their duties . |
| 4 | But if nothing else , the McKenna decider served one purpose — it helped to put additional fire in Derry 's bellies . |
| 5 | The examination not only confirmed the findings of the comparison stage of the FAOR study , but also highlighted the difficulties and expense that would be involved if the proposals were to be implemented at the level suggested ; at the same time it helped to dispel certain misconceptions about the needs of the users overall . |
| 6 | Charles Kingsley and his associates saw the question , Cole records , as a moral issue ; and valued Consumers , Co-operation only because it helped to provide retail outlets for producers ' co-operatives . |
| 7 | Encouraged by the long minority of the new Stadtholder it helped to influence Dutch policy in a pro-French and anti-British direction during the Seven Years War ( the Orange family , now closely associated by marriage with that of Hanover , was generally pro-British in outlook ) . |
| 8 | It helped to develop valuable projects ; it utilized market skills in the implementation of schemes ; and it began that process of integrating central-government departments into corporate entities through which regional problems might be better addressed . |
| 9 | It helped to start whole categories of publication , such as free sheets , Sunday paper colour magazines , and successive speciality magazines ( yachting , autos , DIY , computing ) . |