Sentence examples for given an assist from inspiring English sources

A few weeks later, his election prospects, though not his credibility, were given an assist when the Central Election Commission disqualified Grigory Yavlinsky, the traditional liberal candidate: nearly a quarter of his petition signatures were deemed fakes.

It did also require the Celtics to cooperate by reducing themselves to mere foil, Steve Buckley writes in The Boston Herald, and while there was no doubting James's greatness, the Celtics' lethargic start could be given an assist.

As Clinton started making the turn during the first presidential debate, she was given an assist from Trump himself.

When it arrived, a man struggling to climb aboard was given an assisting push by a railroad employee on the platform and a pull by another employee on the train.

Chaney gave an assist to the Knicks' defense, and he took some blame himself.

Reavie gave an assist to Phil Mickelson, a playing partner in his final practice round.

I gave an assist to him and he gave a couple to me so it is working out quite well.

Elsewhere, the Jazz upset Denver, with the Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony giving an assist to the wrong side.

If the Kings win the Cup, give an assist to Gretzky for cutting down their air miles.

With their listless play, the Mets squandered a chance to give an assist to R. A. Dickey, who is vying for the National League Cy Young Award.

In addition to staring in awe at a rare African species, safari-goers can give an assist to science by working with gorilla researchers.