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1.1with objectEngage (a person or their help or support)
‘the company enlisted the help of independent consultants’
‘Again, this means getting other people involved and enlisting the help of the media.’
‘Two basic strategies have been used to enlist the assistance of the courts.’
‘Now they want to enlist the help of young people in the town to encourage school leavers to study in Swindon.’
‘Jim enlists the help of his school friends to make sure Michelle has the wedding of her dream.’
‘Often frustrated by the lack of information on the subject, he tried to enlist the help of foreign experts but with little success.’
‘The Arts Council enlists support from other local groups to assist with the hands-on staging of the event.’
‘He enlists the help of local police in a search for the thieves.’
‘When the e-mails start to interfere with his work, Jason begins to become worried and enlists the help of his best friend, Tariq, to try to solve the mystery.’
‘But Colin didn't give up and even enlisted his sister's support.’
‘To try to solve both mysteries, he enlists the help of Claire's best friend.’
‘They plan to enlist the support and cooperation of scientific organizations around the world.’
‘He ordered me to enlist Wallace's support for one of his regular press conferences.’
‘So, in Seattle, he sets up kettles of chicken soup on the sidewalk in Pioneer Square each Christmas Eve, then enlists his family to help ladle out meals to the homeless.’
‘Anyway I secured the bid and enlisted Alex's help cleaning up the school as well.’
‘At face value, the story is deceptively simple - a young girl, Charlotte, goes missing in the woods, and her mother, Dessa, enlists the help of a pilot, Maxine, to aid in the search.’
‘Large industrialists, enlisting the support of unions, announced the first general strike.’
‘She also enlisted the help of a man in Restoration to answer her technical questions.’
‘In May 1982 Sharon he flew to Washington to enlist President Reagan's support.’
‘State level and district level programmes would also be organised for the purpose of enlisting the support of common people in promotion of peace and harmony.’
‘They hope to enlist the help of more people in the community to bring court action against the dealers.’