Be beneficial for.

synonym: benefit.

Roget 648: be beneficial etc. adj.; produce good, do good etc. 618; profit etc. (be of use) 644; benefit; confer a benefit etc. 618.    be the making of, do a world of good, make a man of.    produce a good effect; do a good turn, confer an obligation; improve etc. 658.    do no harm, break no bones.    be good etc. adj.; excel, transcend etc. (be superior) 33; bear away the bell.    stand the proof, stand the test; pass muster, pass an examination.    challenge comparison, vie, emulate, rival.    ... show more

Roget 906: be benevolent etc. adj.; have one's heart in the right place, bear good will; wish well, wish Godspeed; view with an eye of favor, regard with an eye of favor; take in good part; take an interest in, feel an interest in; be interested in, feel interested in; sympathize with, empathize with, feel for; fraternize etc. (be friendly) 888.    enter into the feelings of others, do as you would be done by, meet halfway.    treat well; give comfort, smooth the bed of death; do good, do a good turn; benefit etc. (goodness) 648; render a service, be of use; aid etc. 707.    ... show more