Example sentences of "help [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Ease of movement and energy wisely directed help to untie the physical knots which stressful tension can all too easily create .
2 The former also help to emphasise the main path towards the house and the view from the bay window to the statue at the end of the walk .
3 Production Control Support : LIFESPAN provides a number of automatic mechanisms ( e.g. routine administration , modification interlocks ) which help to enforce the orderly management of software development and its subsequent maintenance .
4 Production Control Support : LIFESPAN provides a number of automatic mechanisms ( e.g. routine administration , modification interlocks ) which help to enforce the orderly management of software development and its subsequent maintenance .
5 Platelets contribute to these complex reactions in three main ways : they adhere to exposed collagen and form a physical plug to occlude the wound ; they release active substances from their secretory granules which help to consolidate the initial platelet plug ; they play an important role in interacting with the coagulation system and certain intrinsic coagulation reactions occur preferentially on the platelet surface .
6 Once it arrives in America , a team of experts from Stoddards will set it up and help to train the new operatives .
7 The major functions of social institutions are those which help to meet the functional prerequisites of society .
8 Such a development can only encourage participation in trades union councils and thus help to strengthen the entire movement at grass root level .
9 They act quickly , and you 'll also find they help to ease the queasy tummy , which is a bonus . ’
10 These are the people who will be present throughout each day and they help to give the new patient a feeling of ‘ belonging ’ , indeed other patients can be a great support and source of information to new patients ( Rowden & Jones , 1983 ) .
11 The almost transparent hairs on catkins of S. arctica and other willows , for example , coupled with dark pigmentation , provide greenhouse conditions that help to warm the underlying tissues and enhance seed production ( Krog , 1955 ) .
12 However there may be dividends in production and consumption measured by ( S1 ) , which , if positive , help to reduce the overall size of the income deficit .
13 Black or dark-coloured linings help to reduce the light penetration into a room but should only be used with an appropriately coloured outer fabric in order not to spoil the appearance of the curtains .
14 The contingency approach suggests that the factors which help to determine the optimal structure in any particular situation include :
15 Although spectacular fossils such as dinosaurs are not preserved in Wales , specimens from other regions help to emphasize the rich diversity of life that existed elsewhere in the distant past
16 Dealing with guilt for past behaviour by making direct amends to those who have been harmed , dealing with shame by accepting one 's self as having an illness and therefore worthy of self-forgiveness , and dealing with damaged relationships by being honest , open-minded and willing , all help to reestablish the general sense of well-being that is the hallmark of someone in recovery .
17 They help to overcome the inherent problems of sectoralisation and to promote a more integrated development strategy .
18 First , they help to unlock the immanent structure of the legal language spoken in a specific arena .
19 Central Council would like to express their gratitude for the many generous donations and gifts which help to maintain the high standard of care given to the Home 's guests .
20 I hope that these comments help to clarify the Regional Council 's position and are of assistance to you in processing the planning application for Phase 3 .
21 Most importantly the workers help to improve the local water supply .
22 Segmented labour market theories help to explain the disadvantaged position of women and ethnic minorities in employment , and it is to these groups that we now turn .
23 Having considered possible explanations for some of the major inter-country differences between the levels of union organisation at a particular point in time it is also useful to examine the related question of the factors which help to explain the year-to-year growth and fluctuations in union membership over the course of time .
24 But while these ‘ broad brush ’ features of the story must not be forgotten it is important also to try to single out characteristics of Britain 's development that help to explain the particular shape of its own social policies .
25 These factors help to explain the basic problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach as well as the vast array of different tools required in the subject approach to knowledge .
26 By ensuring the transmission of local versions of organizational ‘ common sense ’ ( that ‘ you 've got to include the minions , ’ as one wag had it ) these firms help to push the essential decision criteria and the wherewithal for decision making well down into the organization .
27 Such responses help to make the important point that just because mass media were good at spreading news and information , those were not the only purposes they served .
28 Both terms help to capture the sharp rise in inward investment in the second half of the 1980s .
29 Such things help to strike the ideal balance of intense competition , good fun and true rugby friendship .
30 These also help to tie the whole arrangement together , but in a small herb garden it is too restrictive of plant species , and one can still get a good result if individual beds are planted with different collections .
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