Example sentences of "[adj] to help [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sure it 'd be much easier to help one get over things . ’ |
| 2 | The position yeah , it 's as Roger said , and I think we 've got to the stage now where we 've shown good faith , we 've had that land put in good order , and we can now I think quite justifi justifiably say , we 've done enough , if you 're not prepared to help any more , it 's over to you . |
| 3 | In pressing ahead we can not er overlook the position of the poorest , the social costs of not adjusting are much higher and affect many more people than the costs of adjusting but we must be prepared to help those at the bottom of society to cope and this is where you , as N G Os can play a special role . |
| 4 | The nations of the world have become less and less disposed to help each other . |
| 5 | The large extended family , with its reliable supporting cast of aunts , uncles and cousins , as well as sons and daughters , all willing to help older members to remain happily in their own homes for as long as possible , is a thing of the past . |
| 6 | The Americans have long been eager for the Japanese to help Latin America 's economies , and mused that the Europeans might want to shoulder a degree of responsibility for Africa . |
| 7 | In this form the Art Fair reached a more numerous and a far wider public ; and it is hoped that the Tabernacle will provide a permanent home for this venture , which does so much to help young artists of promise in the difficult years after leaving art college until they make their name . |
| 8 | you can do much to help other people , whether they be your superiors , associates , colleagues or subordinates , to modify their feelings and behaviour for better . |
| 9 | At present we seem able to do little to help male attempters by means of counselling approaches . |
| 10 | Legislation may therefore have done relatively little to help tied cottagers or to improve low cost agricultural housing . |
| 11 | In this process , battles did little to help either side achieve its military aim , and were not to be an important part of the strategies pursued by the two main protagonists in the Hundred Years War . |
| 12 | A major criticism of the scheme is that the maximum lending figure of $255 is too low to help many small-scale businesses . |
| 13 | And , although it is possible to help each person to develop into a more confident individual , it is something we have to work towards together . |
| 14 | I do everything possible to help Regional Secretaries . |
| 15 | We 're not supposed to help each other in a business way , are we ? ’ — he pulled a face at her — ‘ But I know he would welcome me into his band . |
| 16 | It is wasting it though if cash which is supposed to help British firms and workers is spent abroad . |
| 17 | Sunbathing is traditionally supposed to help spotty skins because the sun 's drying tendency unblocks greasy pores and encourages quicker cell renewal . |
| 18 | Well if , if they start introducing measures to help the people out who are , if you 're in an urban area like in a slum , they 're more likely to help those people first . |
| 19 | ‘ There 's a really good sense of community and neighbours are always glad to help each other . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ There 's a really good sense of community and neighbours are always glad to help each other . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ She was doing nothing at all to help this baby in such distress . |
| 22 | In this connection Kant is somewhat notorious for sometimes seeming to think it better to help those in need out of a sheer sense of duty , without feeling any sympathy for them , than with feelings of loving kindness . |
| 23 | Mobility allowance was introduced in 1976 to help disabled people whose walking ability is severely restricted . |
| 24 | It is not surprising , therefore , that it is very stressful for CAB advice workers when they find that there are times when they are unable to help certain clients . |
| 25 | Since 40% of all cases of diarrhoea have been found to occur in the 0–4 year age group , the rice-salt mixture was unable to help one of the most vulnerable groups of the population . |
| 26 | If your dog does start retching , do not scold it , since it will be unable to help this involuntary reaction . |
| 27 | Theda murmured , unable to help admiring Rose 's social address , which enabled her to gloss over the incident so easily . |
| 28 | Mrs Shaw said : ‘ We have been able to help many patients referred from Weardale through our sitting service and are very grateful for this demonstration of appreciation and support . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Juliette and I have been able to help each other . |
| 30 | ‘ First [ our careers ] were very separate , and lately we have been able to help each other . |