Sentence examples for be terribly helpful from inspiring English sources

With the midterm elections fast approaching, such accusations are not going to be terribly helpful to Democrats.

Maternity provision differs between countries, so looking at risks in other countries, even in Europe and the US, may not be terribly helpful.

"They were terribly helpful in spending lots of time writing policy for them," said one source.

("I'm in Rockefeller Center" is not terribly helpful. "I'm in J. Crew" is).

"You can see they are not saying a lot and what they are saying is not terribly helpful".

Having an SUV that looks like a 4x4 is not terribly helpful when there's snow and ice on the road or you have to detour round a muddy track.

Finally, a thought-provoking review, although one that is not terribly helpful on a practical level, was recently published in Chest [ 11].

The one proven way to accurately detect whether a woman has been exposed to a date rape drug is to test a urine sample after she has ingested it -- which isn't terribly helpful to the woman standing at the bar, feeling uneasy, and wondering if maybe -- just maybe -- her drink isn't so safe, after all.

Although most clinical laboratories measure overall complement activity (CH50) as well as the levels of major complement proteins such as C3 and C4, these are not terribly helpful in most situations in which complement activation occurs because these complement proteins are acute phase reactants.

Computers and broadband links are not much use without a reliable electrical supply, for example, and the latest medical gear is not terribly helpful in a country that lacks basic sanitation and health-care facilities.

May told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that it wasn't "terribly helpful at this stage to talk about equal threats, or not".