Example sentences of "[vb mod] prove [prep] be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be worse — you could live in the US where a would-be president must prove to be an Olympiad to make it to the White House . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The hour of death and mode of dying , however brief and fragmentary in relation to eternity , thus acquired a fateful significance — fateful indeed , if the death of an unrepentant sinner should prove to be the broad gateway to everlasting torment . |
| 4 | As to why a peripheral , albeit a very smart one , should prove to be the saviour of a company we need to look at some history . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ Well — that should prove to be an interesting surprise for all , ’ he snorted as he left the table . |
| 7 | But its reluctant , even remote , tone is that of bureaucrats anxious to distance themselves from what might prove to be no more than fashionable scientific nonsense . |
| 8 | Which might prove to be no bad fortune for those recruits … |
| 9 | Although upon return to Canada for what might prove to be no more than a temporary visit the mother 's situation might be unsatisfactory and she might suffer discomfort or perhaps even hardship , there is no evidence that there is a risk , let alone a great one , that the child 's return would place him in a situation which is intolerable . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The accuracy of the figures , give or take the one poll in 20 that might prove to be a ‘ rogue ’ , was now , it seemed , beyond dispute . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ It might prove to be a far more satisfying exercise than baiting me . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The Committee was generally critical of the universities ' past role , and clearly hoped that the CNAA might be persuaded to take on what might prove to be a very substantial validating function . |
| 17 | The managers concerns were that property might prove to be an illiquid investment , particularly in a falling market . |
| 18 | For very heavy sailors , however , these might prove to be the most suitable straps as putting the weight further back might sink the tail of the board . |
| 19 | Profound disappointment and frustration , however , awaited those — especially in Britain — who hoped that American involvement in the First World War might prove to be the first step towards an on-going partnership . |
| 20 | Looking at those lists provides interesting reading and bears out the used-car trade 's view that having a lead-only car could prove to be a liability . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | This could prove to be a particular problem for DHAs left without any relevant directly managed services . |
| 26 | The seventh LDC could prove to be a watershed in the contentious history of ocean dumping . |
| 27 | In the areas of evaluation , widespread dissemination of case studies could prove to be a very useful practical exercise . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | My only gripe is that it could prove to be a little on the easy side for more experienced gamesplayers . |
| 30 | Vigorous opposition to the international arms trade , in an era of intense regional conflict , could prove to be a popular stance . |