Example sentences of "shown [pron] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Occasionally long-term contracts have been used , but recent experience has shown them to be uncertain , given the volatility of currencies . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Picketing in various forms has shown itself to be one of the most effective forms of industrial action . |
| 4 | Market related pricing has shown itself to be effective in ensuring that consumers are aware of the real value of the resources they use , not only as it affects energy consumption but also in the realms of energy efficiency investment . |
| 5 | YTS has been a major provider of new opportunities and through its funding mechanism , its special assessment and age exclusions , and its provision of special equipment and services , it has shown itself to be responsive to the needs of very many young people with disabilities and learning difficulties . |
| 6 | Wellcome 's share price lost 85p in early dealing after news that trials of its anti-Aids drug , AZT , had shown it to be ineffective in treating the virus . |
| 7 | Tests carried out by Australia 's CSIRO research body has shown it to be effective against over 30 pests ranging from beetles to nematodes . |
| 8 | The theoretical advantage of this technique is that it deals directly with the oesophageal varices without affecting liver perfusion : a prospective study has shown it to be superior to standard and distal splenorenal shunts in patients with portal hypertension secondary to schistosomiasis . |
| 9 | The Workshop heard reports of Modern Language departments in secondary schools which had shown themselves to be welcoming and useful . |
| 10 | It seemed to me at the time that the teachers of science at school , who had certainly shown themselves to be opposed to me were , if not actually off their trolleys , a trifle on the demented side and undoubtedly strangers to coolness . |
| 11 | The trade unions are a problematic force both in and on the uneasy edges of the system of power ; a variety of factors have conspired to produce an upsurge of competing participants and conflicting demands ; elected governments have frequently shown themselves to be weak and vacillating in the face of pressures and problems ; and certain democratic aspects of the British polity have heaped problems on to the capitalist economy in a way that has " crowded out " opportunities for growth . |
| 12 | The two stallions who could not even do the test had previously shown themselves to be intelligent by their rapid ability to learn when they were broken in . |
| 13 | The Scottish Office and its ministers have already shown themselves to be unreliable guardians of our heritage , formulating policies that have — I am told — even been greeted with horror in the Department of Environment in London . |
| 14 | Cambridge have shown themselves to be fast starters but Bangert has sometimes lacked the rhythm to capitalise on an early lead , while Oxford , though led in practice races , have rowed strong opponents down . |
| 15 | ‘ This sort of thing can actually work out to a station 's ultimate advantage if handled correctly , which it has been , since you 've shown us to be flexible and public-spirited . |