With a huge assist from Lezak, Phelps's bid for eight gold medals remains alive.
He has learned English mostly while in college, with a huge assist from his teammates.
The consistent winner that Popovich has maintained – with a huge assist from general manager RC Buford – is so remarkable precisely because it is a consistent winner.
In the 1930's, the mortgage industry got a huge assist from the feds -- not from the tax deduction, but from agencies like the Federal Housing Administration, which insured 30-year loans, and, over time, the newly created Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae.
The group got a huge assist from California billionaire investor and political activist Tom Steyer, who donated the lion's share of the nearly $23.6 million raised through the end of September.
In August, his compatriot Liselotte Neumann, a 13-time winner and a major champion on the L.P.G.A. Tour, guided the European team to its first Solheim Cup victory on United States soil, with a huge assist from her countrywoman Caroline Hedwall, 24, who became the first player in the event's history to compile a 5-0 record.
With a huge assist from the junior Heather Ezell, who counted three 3-pointers among her five first-half baskets, the Cyclones chipped away at a 12-point Rutgers lead, retreating to the locker room at halftime behind by 8, at 39-31.
First, the Trump administration with a huge assist from Senate Republicans is displaying a stunningly cavalier attitude toward ethics rules.
Meanwhile, President Obama erases from the nation's collective memory (with a huge assist from the MSM) his December ceremony officially pronouncing the Afghan War over.
He's vilifying people who work for state, county, or municipal governments (with a huge assist from the right-wing radio shock jocks representing the Tea Bagger set).
