Example sentences of "shown himself to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since winning the super-heavyweight gold at last year 's Olympics , the London-born but Canadian-raised fighter has shown himself to be anything but another pugilistic stereotype . |
| 2 | The general opinion around the paddock when I first started in motor racing was that James had early shown himself to be a driver of exceptional reflexes and considerable competitive temperament . |
| 3 | Over and over again in the past few weeks he has shown himself to be leading a rudderless , aimless Government . |
| 4 | ‘ Mr Bradburn has shown himself to be a fine teacher and a popular colleague . ’ |
| 5 | By introducing tough new health warnings and refusing to give in to the tobacco industry 's demands , Mr Waldegrave has already shown himself to be the most effective Health Minister since Sir George Young 's short tenure . |
| 6 | William Waldegrave , Secretary of State for Health , has shown himself to be no friend of the tobacco industry over the past few weeks . |
| 7 | He might for example , have shown himself to be a ‘ little hard-nut ’ . |
| 8 | During the last few months as we have got to know him better , he has shown himself to be exactly the sort of person we had hoped Annabelle would marry — charming , sincere , reliable — with a clear idea of what he wants from life and how to achieve it . |
| 9 | Here now is an Arab leader who has shown himself to be capable not only of standing up to the mightiest military force in the world , but also of retaliating . |
| 10 | Recently he has shown himself to be too easily swayed by Mossadesq " a threats … " |
| 11 | This advocate of the ‘ intelligent education of the hand and eye ’ had after all shown himself to be a resourceful manufacturer . |
| 12 | My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has always shown himself to be a listening Minister . |
| 13 | Although unsuccessful in his 1990 Senate and 1991 gubernatorial campaigns , Duke had shown himself to be a skilled politician capable of mobilizing considerable support amongst the white working class . |
| 14 | Above all , in his role as final judge and lawgiver , he had shown himself to be an exponent of definition and codification . |