Example sentences of "[modal v] be helpful " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the symbols for mem and gimmel have become differentiated for Hebrew readers during the course of their previous experience with this alphabet , these subjects should be at an advantage on both test tasks — an enhanced ability to discriminate between the two Hebrew symbols should be helpful in both cases . |
| 2 | But the tips from Kingsley Amis , Wendy Perriam , Ruth Rendell , Maeve Binchy , Malcolm Bradbury et al below should be helpful . |
| 3 | Although you should be helpful and guide the candidate through the interview do not go too far and start ‘ pointing ’ him or her at the right answers . |
| 4 | Attention to the environment in terms of appropriate lighting , both overall and to meet individual needs , and the provision of clear , well-presented learning materials should be helpful to these pupils as well as to those who have more severe visual defects . |
| 5 | There 's no way that we can guarantee success , but it should be helpful to follow this technique : cut off the water supply to the basin , and disconnect the tails of the taps from the water supply pipes . |
| 6 | Certainly the emphasis on mathematics in everyday contexts and the more central role given to practical mathematical tasks , such as measuring , in many of the newer schemes and syllabi should be helpful in all three cases . |
| 7 | The designer of an indexed sequential file will try to avoid using variable-length records ; when they are necessary the discussion in Chapter 3 ( see p. 67 ) should be helpful . |
| 8 | Er and I think also it should be helpful to go to er a tutor , an , an , an admissions tutor and say well you know , what , what sort of skills do I need to get ? |
| 9 | Well , I think it erm , very , I mean I think as you said Chairman , if erm , there 's a clear majority for one party it 'll unblock a whole lot of delay and decision making which I think is going on and I think that that should be helpful . |
| 10 | Either way it should be helpful Now , interestingly people , more recently , and by that the late seventies and the eighties , have attempted to actually operationalise and measure the principles and they 've come up with some fairly ingen ingenious experimental designs to take tha to explore these avenues . |
| 11 | It might be helpful to take to your solicitor a form of words to cover your gift to ACET and we suggest the following : ‘ To ACET of Paramount House , 71/75 Uxbridge Road , Ealing , London W5 for its general purposes ( one of these alternatives ) : ’ |
| 12 | If you think a link worker might be helpful ask the doctor or nurse if one is available . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , if a good sleep is imperative , say before an important meeting , then a short-acting hypnotic might be helpful ( it needs to be short-acting or its effects might last into the next waking period ) . |
| 14 | McLeish took her briskly through the course , making the now familiar speech about Angela Morgan 's death being treated as a case of murder , which meant taking statements from everyone who had been associated with her and might be helpful . |
| 15 | The size of the venue , therefore , is one of your first considerations and it might be helpful here to divide conferences into two types : Open and Closed . |
| 16 | This was another area where the ATB might be helpful . |
| 17 | Sweeney and Jones and Pratt have made attempts to produce some basic definitions of level which might be helpful to librarians and users . |
| 18 | They are terms which you will encounter in the study of crime and deviance and it might be helpful to define and discuss each at this stage . |
| 19 | This change may reflect a disillusionment with the cost-benefit approach and the realisation that while this attitude might be helpful in manufacturing industry it certainly did not work in the service industry to which most of the Highlands were exposed . |
| 20 | If you think a link worker might be helpful ask the doctor or nurse if one is available . |
| 21 | Do I have any other experience which might be helpful ? |
| 22 | It might be helpful for you to pray together as a couple for God 's direction . |
| 23 | Let us suppose you have decided that regression therapy might be helpful to you , either in overcoming a persistent problem or by enabling you to gain further insight into your own spiritual development . |
| 24 | Follow your own energy , and do whatever attracts you — bearing in mind that an exercise might be helpful next week , or in six months ' time , rather than now . |
| 25 | Before allowing her own words to express her story , it might be helpful to speak of the policy and practice of nearly all missionary societies fifty years ago . |
| 26 | Since this is another introductory case , a few pointers might be helpful . |
| 27 | Since this is yet another introductory case , a few more pointers might be helpful . |
| 28 | We have to encourage counsellees that talking about the issues which worry them might be helpful . |
| 29 | Schemes for the unemployed , such as community work , might be helpful for those involved but would cover only a fraction of the three million people out of work , he said . |
| 30 | Family members should be interviewed to consider their view of the situation , how they think family interaction patterns are disturbed by recent events , and what might be helpful . |