Lomer prices will put mobile phones, and their attendant economic benefits. into the hands of millions more people. Mobile phones let fishermen and farmers check prices in different markets before selling produce. make it easier for people to rind work, allow quick and easy transfer of funds and boost economic development. Pre-paid callino plans mean subscribers do not need to have a bank account‘ microcredit loans provide people w ith the means to buy handsets which the. can then can rent out the call, and entire villages can share a phone. Mobi le have created more entrepreneurs in Africa in the past five years than anything else. But as the cost of handsets falls another harrier to adoption «ill become more apparent: the high taxes and tariff's imposed by governments in many developing countries, which regard mobile: telecom as a ‘aluable source of revenue. Such taxes, which account for a large proportion of the cost of mobile telephone in some countries, stifle the very economic development that governments are trying to promote.
Which of the following can be a suitable title the passage?
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After help, we can use object + infinitive (with or without to).
| Can you help me (to) find my ring? (NOT | |
| Thank you so much for helping us (to) repair the car. | |
| Our main task is to help the company (to) become profitable. |
Help can also be followed directly by an infinitive without an object.
| Would you like to help pack? |
If you say that you cannot/can’t help doing something (especially in British English), you mean that you can’t stop yourself, even if you don’t want to do it.
| She’s a selfish woman, but somehow you can’t help liking her. | |
| Excuse me – I couldn’t help overhearing what you said. | |
| Sorry I broke the cup – I couldn’t help it. |
Can’t help can be followed by but + infinitive (without to), with the same meaning as can’t help verb + ing. This is common in American English.
| I can’t help but wonder what I should do next. |
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