Example sentences of "prove [pn reflx] to be " in BNC.
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| 31 | Amazingly , Brazil has excelled in the world of motor racing , producing not one , but two , but three world champions , all of whom have proved themselves to be great drivers . |
| 32 | These include the ‘ Talking Pelican ’ and ‘ Key Crossing ’ facilities which have proved themselves to be successful . |
| 33 | erm they have not in the past proved themselves to be the most capable o of people to er to support these things so in conclusion I 'd say that we must put this as part of a shopping list , the shopping list is on there er it is something to bring London and the South East of England which includes Hertfordshire and to make it an economic and viable area and look at the evidence of the other cities and I hope that er all of you will support the motion . |
| 34 | He proved himself to be thoroughly professional as a railwayman and ruthless as a manager . |
| 35 | Archbishop Romero , although thought to be a moderate when he took up the Archbishopric , proved himself to be a zealous proponent of Liberation Theology , broadcasting his masses , which included political messages , to the people throughout the country , by radio . |
| 36 | Almost at once she was aiming her brightest smile at the nearest Ardakkean , who proved himself to be a male by grinning back at her and swelling his chest manfully . |
| 37 | When war broke out in South Africa MacBride was one of the first and most prominent members of the Irish Brigade which fought for the Boer republics , and at Ladysmith , Colenso , and elsewhere he proved himself to be a brave and resourceful soldier . |
| 38 | George made five journeys to the United States , both as an amateur and as a professional , and proved himself to be the world 's greatest middle-distance runner , so starting a British tradition which was continued by Wooderson , ( Sir ) Roger Bannister , Derek Ibbotson , Steve Ovett , Sebastian Coe , and Steve Cram . |
| 39 | Pollen became managing director of the Linotype Company in 1898 , and proved himself to be both a shrewd businessman and an intelligent technical innovator . |
| 40 | It claims that proof is necessary for knowledge , yet can not prove itself to be true . |
| 41 | Spalding concludes that , with few exceptions , such as the tin miners in Bolivia , labour has been coopted by these mechanisms and not proved itself to be a revolutionary force . |
| 42 | I thought nothing of it ; it was all a part of the selection process and the more extreme it proved itself to be , the happier I felt , for I was enjoying the feeling of succeeding and managing while others failed . |
| 43 | His steam engine was awarded a prize of £100 by the Aeronautical Society for having the greatest power-to-weight ratio of all the fifteen engines exhibited , but unfortunately the triplane could never be tested in the still-air conditions to which it was suited , and so never proved itself to be , if indeed it was , a practical flying machine . |
| 44 | Rose gave a tiny stifled scream and the third person in the bay window proved itself to be a young man by throwing back his head and shouting with laughter . |
| 45 | Mining remained a craft until the early part of the last war , with each collier taking a boy as a kind of ‘ apprentice ’ into his stall ; and in some instances trying him out later with another boy , both under supervision in an adjacent stall , until they could prove themselves to be master-craftsmen , able to work the stall and be trusted to look after themselves . |
| 46 | Both functioned with a degree of official support , especially in the form of mail contracts , but proved themselves to be unprofitable in the face of subsidized foreign competition . |
| 47 | But only at the moment when they have proven themselves to be better than the incumbent . |
| 48 | Still , they have proven themselves to be extremely effective , when compared with conventional methods particularly because of their speed . |
| 49 | These agents are unfortunately fairly easy to come by and the Iraqis have already proven themselves to be masters of er subversive acquisition , er given that they are also now fired with a certain amount of fundamentalism , and should they find their backs to the wall , that even be accelerated . |
| 50 | Louis proves himself to be saint as well as king . |
| 51 | When the story opens the Marquis , Darnay 's father , and his wife are both dead , and the twin brother , Darnay 's uncle , has succeeded to the title and estate ; he proves himself to be even more callous and brutal , beneath a polished surface of ‘ civilization ’ ( his face is ‘ like a fine mask ’ ) , than his brother , and hates his nephew for his liberal principles and determination not to accept the inheritance of the estate whilst the state of French society is still so cruelly inequitable . |
| 52 | With a Fender Princeton Reverb II as a test amp , the Signature model 's custom-wound Seymours prove themselves to be all smooth power , full and solid , with plenty of mid-range . |
| 53 | This record-breaking year , which has seen the men 's team collect the national championship silver medal and now prove themselves to be the best club team in the North augurs well for the future of the Darlington club . |