Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] prove to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The McGhee decision has proved to be controversial as the plaintiff never established that the defendant was a cause of his damage . |
| 2 | This guitar has proved to be a favourite of everyone here . |
| 3 | Anton Rogan ( central defender/full back ) : Brought a few smiles when he revealed his ‘ grandad ’ vest at Stamford Bridge , but his switch to the heart of defence has proved to be an inspirational decision by Malcolm Crosby . |
| 4 | The plan to mark the silver jubilee by a co-ordinated programme of highlights of the normal year 's activities has proved to be very successful . |
| 5 | Santerre has proved to be a most loyal subject of the King but Hopkins served him as a chaplain and Buckingham came here looking for those relics . ’ |
| 6 | Allen ( 1983 ) argued that provided treatment is directed at the underlying cause , most leg ulcers will heal spontaneously , which experience has proved to be true . |
| 7 | The reorganisation of DTI away from sectors has proved to be successful . |
| 8 | Paul , who commutes daily — a weekly total of 630 miles — from his home town of Dundee has proven to be an excellent draughtsman both manually and on CAD , gaining expertise on CADvance , AUTOCAD and Microstation Intergraph systems which are supported throughout FWWG . |
| 9 | Epidemic disease has long fascinated historians , and its study has proved to be only too relevant to the present day . |
| 10 | Belbin 's description of team roles has proved to be very useful , especially in creating teams for specific purposes . |
| 11 | Ramon Mitra has proved to be a competent Speaker in the House of Representatives . |
| 12 | Moreover , the commercial spin-off from defence research has proved to be nothing like as great as the gains made from comparable expenditures on industrial research [ Peck , 1968 ] . |
| 13 | The Astra range has proved to be a tremendous success , with the launch of the new model after a £200m investment a year ago . |
| 14 | The relationship between votes and seats in Ireland has proved to be usually inaccurate , and inconsistent also . |
| 15 | TAC SPELLS TRANSPARENCY IN ACTION An old-style committee has proved to be particularly good at meeting the requirements of openness and accountability |
| 16 | His work has proved to be perhaps the most widely influential cultural criticism of the 1980s — and it has direct bearing on photographic image-making and diffusion . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , philosophy has proved to be a poor guide in this respect . |
| 18 | High resolution n.m.r. has proved to be a particularly useful tool in the study of the microstructure of polymers in solution , where the extensive molecular motion reduces the effect of long range interactions and allows the short range effects to dominate . |
| 19 | This teaching package has proved to be a very popular product . |
| 20 | In some cases such strife has proved to be recurrent over twenty years , as in Zaire , Sudan , and Burundi and in others more or less endemic , as in Chad and Uganda and in Ethiopia in its fight to contain Eritrea . |
| 21 | There is also the distinct possibility that Joey could take the Regal 600 race , which in the past two years has proved to be the race of the day . |
| 22 | Work on the statue was prolonged by the discovery of a fracture between the tail and the body of the horse , but the robust internal crossbar inserted by Giambologna has proved to be sufficient support to ensure its survival . |
| 23 | The introduction and development of the use of motorcycles for health workers has proved to be very successful and has illustrated that the effectiveness of health work can be improved . |
| 24 | CND : the first phase Opposition to nuclear weapons has proved to be an enduring source of popular protest in Britain in the 1980s . |
| 25 | His first term at Bohunt has proved to be equally as successful . |
| 26 | The product has proved to be stable over the anticipated lifespan of the building and has advantages over alternative methods of roof insulation , namely , energy efficiency , ease of installation and speed of erection . |
| 27 | The use of statistics has proved to be a particularly thorny presentation issue . |
| 28 | Once again , the Newbury Rally has proved to be a great success , with around 700 detector users and their families attending the weekend of events . |
| 29 | It can include inadequate professional services or ‘ shoddy work ’ and the definition of this concept has proved to be a difficult one for the SCB . |
| 30 | The disposal of both nuclear and non-nuclear wastes has proved to be of major public concern in recent years . |