Example sentences of "[vb mod] prove [prep] be [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should the crowded platform hypothesis hold , firms from Category C should prove to be less prosperous than those in A. Similarly , companies in the sample of assisted firms should be performing better than their non-assisted counterparts . |
| 2 | The additional notes and comments proved very useful — in particular , the section on drug survival in clinical samples that are being irradiated as an anti-HIV precaution , which should prove to be very useful to those working in this area . |
| 3 | " I just think that she might prove to be somewhat difficult to dispose of … oh , do n't look so surprised . |
| 4 | The Board of Admiralty had been well aware since 1955 that the US Navy 's Polaris-armed submarines might become the capital ships of the future , and might prove to be more invulnerable as mobile launch platforms for the nuclear deterrent than the US Air Force 's Skybolt , if it too was successfully developed . |
| 5 | It might not be Ramsgate , but Broadstairs might prove to be quite enjoyable after all . |
| 6 | If Argyll could count on the friendship of the Earl of Selkirk , who had friends on the burgh council , the Galloway interest might prove to be less impregnable than was commonly believed , for two of the councillors were ‘ considerable tenants to Lord Selkirk whose leases are near expir 'd ’ . |
| 7 | It did not occur to us that ‘ working in their usual way ’ might prove to be so different from what we were expecting that work on the project would be brought virtually to a standstill . |
| 8 | Whatever the drawbacks of genetically engineered organisms ultimately prove to be , and as yet there is very little evidence available , there are a number of possibilities that , at least in theory , could prove to be environmentally beneficial . |
| 9 | A large C. bifasciatum or C. maculicauda would also look good , but could prove to be more boisterous . |
| 10 | To begin with I found the subject somewhat tedious , but as the weeks passed I became fascinated by how meticulously recording each transaction could prove to be so beneficial even to our little business . |
| 11 | I just hoped whatever it was would prove to be neither inconvenient nor dangerous . |
| 12 | In today 's European capital markets , the freedom of exchange rates , to which some of my hon. Friends are so attached , means only the freedom to devalue — a course of action that would prove to be as futile as it is nugatory in modern conditions . |
| 13 | The unit rate of charge is the only piece of information that the motorist needs to know ; there are no vehicle zones , time areas or matrix of payments , as mentioned in the earlier paragraph on zonal pricing , which would prove to be extremely complex for the motorist to understand . |
| 14 | The acceleration of the income tax liability may prove to be particularly serious in the context of firms which reached a peak income in the boom year of 1988 , slipped back in the two subsequent years and are now again on a rising profit curve . |
| 15 | Process aspects of mathematics may prove to be particularly difficult to express in criterion statements , but little work has yet been undertaken in this area . |
| 16 | A first parish may prove to be perfectly satisfactory , or the formation of the ordinand 's understanding and attitudes in respect of worship may have taken place before theological training . |
| 17 | Indeed , the whole issue of how and why employers ( and trade unions ) formulate policy towards the employment of older workers requires much more detailed investigation than it has so far received , and it is an area in which economic analysis may prove to be more fruitful than radical political theory . |
| 18 | But the Mallia site ( Plates 10 and 11 ) may prove to be more complicated than this , in view of the fairly recent discovery made to the west of the ‘ Second Temple ’ site ; there was a large building , at least 1,700 square metres in area , with at least 60 rooms and open light-wells or courts , although no great courtyard , the distinctive feature which typifies the Minoan temple . |
| 19 | Their agnostic approach may prove to be more robust than the more rationalistic and positive vision evolved by the Christian West . |
| 20 | If there is an existing pipe organ and it is of good quality , it may prove to be more economical in the long run to restore rather than replace it . |
| 21 | ‘ Research into communication between man and the dolphin may prove to be extremely useful if , and when , man makes contact with extra-terrestrial life — a possibility that many astronomers regard as almost inevitable . ’ |
| 22 | For sublanguage processing this may prove to be extremely useful if a large ( raw ) corpus is available , since the word classification will be specifically for that sublanguage type . |
| 23 | Part of the field officer 's art is to display an understanding of each polluter 's problems , and to resist the temptation to treat as routine demands which may prove to be extremely onerous , particularly for one in an economically vulnerable position . |
| 24 | Rent , rates or the cost of services may prove to be too expensive in the organisation 's present site . |
| 25 | Time-Warner are already facing pre-release criticism of SPIKE LEE 's Malcolm X and observers reckon the DENZIL WASHINGTON-starring movie may prove to be as incendiary an issue as Bodycount 's ‘ Cop Killer ’ . |
| 26 | When all the various factors are added together , the choice of new locations may prove to be very limited . |
| 27 | Guidelines for the documentation of machine-readable files have already been suggested for historians currently generating computerised transcripts of historical source materials , and the adaptation of these may prove to be very beneficial . |
| 28 | In day-to-day activities a child will usually have no problems with mobility , but reading and fine visual tasks may prove to be very difficult . |
| 29 | I believe that the new generation of " 16 bit " machines ( such as the ACT Sirius 1 ) will prove to be well capable of meeting these demands If I may be permitted one small advertisement , I do not expect it to be long before I can fulfil my objective of promoting the use of micros in personnel through the marketing of systems developed specifically for this field . |
| 30 | It is our belief — shared by a number of retailers — that Christmas will prove to be yet another false dawn as far as reawakening consumer confidence is concerned . |