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Discover LudwigThe phrase "assisted if" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a conditional situation where assistance is provided under certain circumstances, but it lacks clarity.
Example: "I will be assisted if I provide the necessary documents."
Alternatives: "helped if" or "supported if".
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Parents were also accompanied by a research assistant during the entire assessment and they were assisted if they had any questions on the measures.
But nobody really knows.The country's recovery would be assisted if foreign investors, who mostly fled decades ago, were to return.
"In our view, our understanding of the background to the policing of protest in London would be assisted if we were able to study this report".
The latest vehicle will be assisted, if need be, by a single person with a detachable steering wheel, gas pedal and brake pedal in case it needs to be taken over.
The winner's performance was assisted, if that is the appropriate word, by regular doses of strychnine (now most commonly used as rat poison), egg whites and brandy, though Hicks is practically carried across the line (not the first time he got a helping hand that day, if this picture is anything to go by).
Even more certain, the "aesthetic distance" of the stage, or the degree of unreality and make-believe required to release the imagination, is considerably assisted if the play uses elements of verse, such as rhythm and rhyme, not usually found in ordinary speech.
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All consent forms for patients were available in Portuguese, and a Portuguese-speaking research assistant was available to assist if the patient was illiterate.
All participants spoke Kiswahili, but we recruited research assistants from the study communities who were fluent in the tribal languages to assist if any confusion with Kiswahili arose.
Emergency Building Coordinators will assist if time and situation permit.
A US navy fleet off the coast of Japan said it stood ready to assist if requested.
Privately chartered planes – with military transport assisting if necessary – will bring them to Canada.
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