Example sentences of "prove [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While this might have proved acceptable for itinerant traders , to most local people it would have been unattractive and most would have preferred to be home by nightfall or soon after . |
| 2 | The second , printed on the reverse of the first , is a Certificate either that service was effected on a stated date or that service has proved impossible for stated reasons ; the Certificate will be tendered in proof of service in any proceedings in the state of origin , and the law of that state will determine whether its contents can be challenged or whether the absence or incomplete nature of the Certificate is fatal . |
| 3 | The new tools are a Centre Finder with 0 to 2in capacity ( price £5.64 ) ; a Luthiers Clamp , which has proved ideal for lightweight edge clamping ( price £6.58 ) ; and a Featherweight Parallel-clamp , of 0 to 1½in capacity , which is a development of the traditional toolmakers ' clamp ( price £6.58 ) . |
| 4 | While smaller churches may be able to count every week , this may prove impractical for large churches , especially with more than one exit , without some fairly elaborate means of arriving at a total for each service . |
| 5 | While LC terminals such as these may prove acceptable for specialised uses , the Japanese are continuing work on the fully matrix-addressed screen . |
| 6 | But , overall , Rescalc V2 will prove invaluable for analogue designers and equipment manufacturers . |
| 7 | START number 13 proved unlucky for American skier A J Kitt , with the season 's first World Cup downhill at Val d'Isere abandoned due to bad weather after he had set the best time . |
| 8 | Dunlop took over the lead in the 125 championship race on lap 13 , which proved unlucky for Italian Ivan Cremonini , who had set the pace for eight laps . |
| 9 | Dunlop took over the lead in the 125 championship race on lap 13 , which proved unlucky for Italian Ivan Cremonini , who had set the pace for eight laps . |
| 10 | In particular , most metalinguistic and comprehension tasks are examples of what Margaret Donaldson ( 1978 ) refers to as ‘ disembedded tasks ’ , and as such are likely to prove difficult for young children . |