Example sentences of "[noun] proved [prep] [be] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new county borough proved to be one of the shortest-lived local authorities in local government history . |
| 2 | When the Grand Junction Canal was commenced to create a shorter route for trade in coal and other freight between the Midlands and London , the construction of a tunnel through Blisworth Hill proved to be one of the biggest engineering problems . |
| 3 | The battle proved to be one of the most long-drawn-out takeovers ever , involving many twists and changes of fortune . |
| 4 | In financial and administrative terms the reform proved to be one of the greatest successes of the 1860s . |
| 5 | As the stone free interval proved to be one of the most important predictive factors for gall stone recurrence , this imbalance introduced a potential bias towards a greater recurrence rate in the ursodeoxycholic acid group , than in the placebo group . |
| 6 | In the event the plot ratio proved to be one of the major devices whereby the city was prevented from turning into a miniature New York ( Cherry and Penny , 1986 ) . |
| 7 | John Cunningham in ‘ The Guardian ’ , referring to coverage of the mortar bomb attack on Whitehall wrote : ‘ Whitehall 's scariest 60 minutes proved to be one of radio 's finest hours , effortlessly making the case for an all news channel ’ . |
| 8 | Catalytic Systems Division proved to be one of the main engines for growth in the year and was the largest contributor to group profits for the second year running . |