Example sentences of "prove of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hoped that Lord Lane would not prove of similar kidney . |
| 2 | However , in the process of being passed from one office to another Joyce was making contacts who might prove of some use . |
| 3 | This provision does not appear to have been formally invoked but it may prove of particular assistance in some federal systems where there can be constitutional problems in appropriating funds for these expenses . |
| 4 | However , there is little doubt that a number of facilities already developed will prove of value educationally : devices which allow the user effectively to draw upon the screen , such as the light pen or the graphics tablet , have great potential . |
| 5 | No reasonable doubt can exist that the School will attain under his supervision a much higher rank in the estimation of the Inhabitants of Stockport and that it will prove of very great importance and advantage to its community . |
| 6 | However , they should prove of considerable interest to researchers and designers . |
| 7 | It is hoped that achieving greater understanding of people 's ideas on food and health may prove of practical use in seeking to improve diet , as well as refining anthropological methodology and theory in the area of food and diet . |
| 8 | ‘ The mere suggestion of a silhouette of chimneys , hidden behind a sycamore tree in the next door garden , may prove of more value than the carefully-studied roof lines in the architect 's perspective , ’ he wrote in ‘ Castles . ’ |