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Example sentences for "great assistance"

  • Nevertheless those versions which are most in favour among students are of considerable value as commentaries, and are of great assistance in reading the original.

  • Both the belligerents were thoroughly aroused, and a few blows, well struck, on the water, might be of great assistance.

  • I found also his advice of great assistance in my efforts to improve the condition of the people committed to my charge.

  • Already some progress had been made with the fortifications, and Mr Thudicumb expressed his opinion that even should the pirates appear at once, they would afford us great assistance in keeping them at bay.

  • Captain Kossack, of the engineers, was with me all the time, and was of great assistance.

  • I do not know the present condition of the road from Nashville to Decatur, but, if practicable to repair it, the use of that triangle will be of great assistance to you.

  • Meanwhile I magnanimously held his horse, and the Sioux braves did a deal of shouting, which they seemed to think of great assistance.

  • A disciple of Francesco, also, was one Domenico Romano, who was of great assistance to him in the hall that he painted in Florence, and in other works.

  • That image finished, he then went to Rome, and was of great assistance to Michelagnolo in the work of the above-mentioned tomb of Julius II.

  • I have thought it a great assistance to the good order of a large family, for every member to be punctual in their attendance at meals, and all to sit down together, with a short pause before the carving and helping commences.

  • And when placed at the head of their own table, the knowledge thus gained will be found a great assistance.

  • When these preparations are made the day before, it is a great assistance.

  • Captain Garth of Woodward's command joined Gano and was of great assistance to him.

  • His position at Richmond was such as to enable him to be of great assistance to the soldiers and people from his state, and he was assiduous and untiring in their behalf.

  • In ascending and descending, these are likewise of great assistance, as they contract and expand accordingly.

  • A medical witness may thus in such a case be of great assistance to the court by giving an account of the injury devoid of technicalities, and of its possible consequences.

  • Investigation of such circumstances may result in material facts that may be of great assistance in establishing the relation of one or several persons with some particular act.

  • Their large beaks give them an awkward appearance when flying, yet when climbing about the trees they are evidently of great assistance, as also in picking fruit, or catching the insects they find among the bark.

  • I am sure I can trust you and Arthur, and Duppo, from his acuteness, will be of great assistance to you; and yet I do not like you to run the risk of the dangers to which you may be exposed.

  • Duppo was of great assistance to us in repairing the canoe and putting on fresh bulwarks.

  • I would not deprive you of the society of your friend," he said, "but he will be of great assistance to me if he can remain; and you can call for him when you come down the river.

  • The course already recommended, in relation to meditation and the study of the Scriptures, will be found a great assistance in the proper discipline of the mind.

  • System is a great assistance in everything.

  • If you mortify this faculty of the soul, it may be a great assistance to your devotion.

  • It is a great assistance in the Christian warfare.

  • He performed his duties with great credit, and afterwards was of great assistance, by his zeal and his exertions, to Lieutenant Winsloe.

  • Manley, who as my Commissariat Officer had rendered me great assistance, and who died fighting manfully.

  • Yes, that will be of great assistance to you," the general said.

  • It would certainly be of great assistance to me, and take a great many details off my hands.

  • During this phase of the battle the tanks rendered very great assistance to the infantry by occupying the ground beyond the Oosttaverne line before the infantry arrived, and so disorganising the enemy’s defence.

  • At Beaufort and Warvillers the Whippets rendered great assistance to the infantry by chasing hostile machine-gunners out of the crops and shooting them down as they fled.

  • This last company was of great assistance, as the infantry had been held up by a broad belt of wire which they were unable to cross until the tanks crushed down pathways through it.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    great battle; great chief; great commander; great experience; great gods; great hand; great height; great horse; great impression; great joy; great kindness; great mass; great nobleman; great oath; great people; great piece; great rejoicing; great shout; great spiritual; great strength; great success; great work; great wrong; greater perfection; greater than; greatest pleasure