Example sentences of "[vb mod] prove [prep] be a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The immediate product of the study will be a state-of-the-art essay describing existing bibliographic sources and data-bases ; this should prove to be a valuable research tool both within Africa and in the rest of the world . |
| 2 | If a DTI Education and Enterprise Adviser is in post locally , he or she should prove to be an invaluable partner in making Compact work . |
| 3 | ‘ Well — that should prove to be an interesting surprise for all , ’ he snorted as he left the table . |
| 4 | Weary with the struggle to be understood , and fearful , like Solzhenitsyn after him , that to collect his prize in Stockholm might prove to be a one-way journey , Pasternak declined his honour , writing to Khrushchev that , for him , exile would mean death . |
| 5 | Demonstrations might prove to be a good way of teaching small groups of about five or six students the use of various tools used for information retrieval . |
| 6 | The report also speculated that the move might prove to be a political asset for the ruling Golkar grouping ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for June 9 , 1992 . |
| 7 | The spirituality of The Cloud of Unknowing never became as popular in the West as the Mystical Theology of Dionysius has remained in eastern Orthodox Christianity , but perhaps in our own day when many people in the Western world have reacted against inadequate human ideas of God , this book might prove to be a refreshing and useful corrective . |
| 8 | The managers concerns were that property might prove to be an illiquid investment , particularly in a falling market . |
| 9 | THE England ‘ B ’ tour to New Zealand could prove to be a mixed blessing thanks to an insufficiently competitive provincial itinerary leading up to the two ‘ tests ’ against a New Zealand XV at the end of the tour . |
| 10 | For the first time Aranyos seemed uncertain how to proceed , sucking his lip thoughtfully for several seconds before continuing , ‘ It involves looking into a curious business which could prove to be a complete dead end , namely an attack on a girl in the Bauernmarkt last Saturday evening . |
| 11 | But the clear intelligence failure which let Gen Noriega escape , to organise what could prove to be a prolonged guerrilla resistance , threatens to turn this latest military adventure into a political embarrassment . |
| 12 | But try to channel your activities to the canine crowd so as to avoid a show-down which could prove to be a great embarrassment . |
| 13 | It could prove to be a good roll of the dice , for Mr Hughes has also written a book on the mathematics of five-dice games and devised special packaging to exploit the game 's addictiveness by allowing it to be played while it is hanging from the supermarket shelf . |
| 14 | All in all , LTK is still the most playable of the Bond games and could prove to be a good addition to anybody 's software collection . |
| 15 | Vigorous opposition to the international arms trade , in an era of intense regional conflict , could prove to be a popular stance . |
| 16 | This could prove to be a particular problem for DHAs left without any relevant directly managed services . |
| 17 | It was realised very early that the fusion of deuterium nuclei ( deuterons ) could prove to be a copious source of neutrons with possible military applications . |
| 18 | He claimed that the early promise that chemical quantum mechanics would prove to be a powerful tool has yet to be realised . |
| 19 | Some modern gardeners report that handling the leaves of this plant can cause a blistering rash on sensitive skin , so it must obviously be treated with respect , but there is a good chance that oil of rue would prove to be a successful repellent for most misbehaving cats . |
| 20 | She had entered the world in the January of what would prove to be a notorious year down in Stepney : a series of brutal murders was to take place on Ratcliff Highway , a major road which ran to the south of Well Close Square and right past St George 's church itself . |
| 21 | She continued , ‘ I would have thought that for a man in your position , required to make countless decisions every day , such a weakness would prove to be a considerable handicap . ’ |
| 22 | Thomas Cook , the travel agency chain which has said it will tender for 12.5 per cent of Owners stock at 150p if the bid fails , moved into the market to pick up what may prove to be a crucial 8.4 per cent stake in Owners . |
| 23 | An assault on the conscience as direct as Ruskin 's may prove to be a two-edged weapon , eliciting self-justification rather than remorse . |
| 24 | These shows may prove to be a new test of the Met 's own flexibility . |
| 25 | The Communists had gone so far towards accepting any ally that the Daily Worker expressed hopes that " this may prove to be a new , broad democratic movement , based primarily on the youth of the country " . |
| 26 | Conscious that security may prove to be a major concern for users , NCR has been pushing the system 's in-built security features : it says that three levels are provided . |
| 27 | I agree with hon. Members who have said that it may prove to be a major step towards the valuable goal of greater unity in Europe , but let us face the fact that it changes nothing in today 's world . |
| 28 | Not just at the beginning but throughout what may prove to be a long and difficult journey of recovery . |
| 29 | The call by Griffiths for ‘ clear agreements ’ is obviously justified , but their achievement may prove to be a bigger problem than either Griffiths or the government anticipate . |
| 30 | INORGANIC substances are now rarely used to treat diseases , but one platinum compound may prove to be a powerful new anti-cancer drug . |