Example sentences of "have proved [prep] be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no doubt that gas has proved to be of great benefit to the Netherlands but as in the case of the UK , with its North Sea oil bonanza , various consequences of hydrocarbon wealth , such as a strengthening home currency , tended to precipitate industrial decline in some sectors of the economy and in the case of the Netherlands , the costs of developing a gas infrastructure outweighed the return for some years . |
| 2 | It has proved to be of great popular interest and audiences of more than 200 people have attended the series of lectures on ‘ Studying the Scottish Home ’ , which were held in the Royal Museum of Scotland this winter . |
| 3 | The disposal of both nuclear and non-nuclear wastes has proved to be of major public concern in recent years . |
| 4 | The EAT has proved to be of major importance in clarifying and elaborating the rules contained in the statutory material . |
| 5 | This has proved to be of major benefit to those planning coverage of sport and to those staging the events and seeking publicity . |
| 6 | This has proved to be of major benefit to those planning coverage of sport and to those staging the events and seeking publicity . |
| 7 | The economy , versatility and ease of use of these systems has proved to be of real benefit in designing their domestic and commercial structures . |
| 8 | It has proved to be of particular benefit to sales people during a sales appointment with a client . |
| 9 | This has proved to be over optimistic as Haymarket was forced to withdraw from the purchase after a key investor pulled out . |
| 10 | Rosie Fortinbras had proved to be of minimal use as a source of information . |
| 11 | The items I have found on such sites have proved to be of great interest , and I have been logging them down very carefully . |
| 12 | Pollen analysis from samples taken on the spot have proved to be of prehistoric vegetation , while carbon dating of fragments of burnt wood have suggested a date of roughly 16,500 BC . |
| 13 | Pieces which have proved to be of enduring worth have passed from special conference song books into collections with a wider circulation . |