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41ASSIST (computing) — ASSIST (the Assembler System for Student Instruction and Systems Teaching) is an IBM System/370 compatible assembler and interpreter developed in the 1970s at Penn State University by John Mashey and a group of Mashey s student assistants.… …
42assist substantially — index contribute (assist) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
43assist the police with their inquiries — ► an expression that is used to refer to the fact that someone has been taken to a police station to be asked questions about a crime, but that they have not yet been accused of the crime: »Two men have been detained in connection with the… …
44assist a judge — index clerk Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
45assist in accomplishing a purpose — index avail (be of use) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
46assist the progress — index facilitate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
47Assist (Scientology) — In Scientology, the Assist is described as a process which is done to alleviate a present time discomfort . [http://www.scientologyhandbook.org/SH6 1.HTM] Despite the use of assists to treat pain and injuries, the Scientology Handbook (1994… …
48Assist (baseball) — In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is awarded to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball (after it has been… …
49Assist (basketball) — In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was assisting in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer… …
50Assist (football) — In association football, an assist is a contribution by a player which helps a teammate to score a goal. Statistics for assists made by players may be kept officially by the organisers of a competition, or unofficially by, for example,… …
