Example sentences of "[noun] has prove [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , injecting sludge , the technique has proved feasible on slopes of up to 12deg . |
| 2 | In the study of human trisomy 21 oocytes ( 49 ) and mouse XO oocytes ( 50 ) , the technique has proved invaluable in revealing the synaptic configurations present in these abnormal situations . |
| 3 | This technique has proved sensitive enough to detect pathological embolic materials such as thrombus , atheroma , and platelet aggregates , and the characteristics of the resulting signal provide information on the size of the embolus . |
| 4 | The technique has proved reliable ( Geffen and Caudrey , 1981 ) and has been validated against the assessment of language laterality by means of unilateral ECT ( Geffen , Traub and Stierman , 1978 ) and , in four cases , against the Wada sodium amytal test ( Wale and Geffen , 1981 ) . |
| 5 | But today , a year since John McCarthy 's homecoming , their worst dread has proved unfounded . |
| 6 | Taking a lead from the US Occupation 's reversal of the substantive operation of the constitution , there are many instances where either reform reversal has taken place , or where constitutional provision has proved ineffective . |
| 7 | However , even with careful recognition molecule design , selective recognition of quite simple organic solutes , and solutes involved in enzyme reactions has proved difficult . |
| 8 | The level of funding has proved inadequate on several occasions ( Eros and Americana failures in 1983 and Budget Travel in 1984 , for instance ) . |
| 9 | As well as enabling the delivery of flexible training programmes to meet the needs of employers and individuals , the National Certificate has proved capable of responding to new education and training initiatives ; for example TVEI and Employment Training ; of providing a basis for access to Higher Education courses ; and of delivering vocational education and curriculum enrichment in schools . |
| 10 | So the myths of ministerial accountability , bureaucratic neutrality and administrative anonymity have been preserved even though Parliament has proved incapable of controlling an administrative apparatus whose discretion and influence on public policy has been growing steadily : |
| 11 | The terminology of fractions and strata has proved popular amongst Marxists because it provides a framework with which divisions within the working class and capitalists can be analysed . |
| 12 | The security market line is usually stated in terms of rates of return but , as discussed in Section 7.1 , the notion of a rate of return for futures has proved problematic . |
| 13 | The requisite mental element in the offences created in this Part has proved troublesome from the outset , and a brief historical excursus is essential to a full explanation of this aspect of the Act . |
| 14 | It has just told me that the trial has proved successful and that it will shortly make the address service available nationwide . |
| 15 | The predilection in established forms of leftist media analysis for unravelling hidden agendas has proved incapable of grasping the dynamics of the new situation . |
| 16 | From Metropolis to R2-D2 , C3-P0 and Robocop , only the robot able to demonstrate human characteristics has proven capable of inspiring the writers of science fiction and capturing the imagination of the public . |
| 17 | Licence revenue has proved unreliable as the majority of listeners do not bother to purchase a licence , and radio stations have had to look elsewhere for funds . |
| 18 | Dance in all its aspects has proved capable of embracing the whole range of emotions and behaviour that emerge from a proper reading and understanding of the text . |
| 19 | Even this level of manufacturing investment has proved unsustainable in the recession years of the early 1990s , with the real level of manufacturing investment in 1991 some O.75bn below its 1979 figure . |
| 20 | There are also foreign policy considerations , for the loyalty of the Pashtuns has proved flexible throughout history . |
| 21 | A skills shortage exists and the reintegration of former freedom fighters has proved difficult , with many incidents of undisciplined conduct . |
| 22 | Fenbendazole has proved effective . |
| 23 | Any compiler of a catalogue raisonné will have seen and compared all the works listed , or will scruple to state if some work has proved inaccessible . |
| 24 | The work has proved valuable in rejecting some paintings which had been previously been attributed to Rembrandt . |
| 25 | His work on dreams and symbolism has proved valuable in clinical work . |
| 26 | ‘ The approved evidential breath testing device can not be used on this occasion because the calibration check has proved unsatisfactory . |
| 27 | So for him the public sector has proved useful and at present he is a non-executive director of the Defence Research Agency Council . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , unequivocal evidence for deeper subduction of sediment has proved elusive , and other explanations are possible . |
| 29 | Experience gained in the design and construction of the CADDIS prototype has proved useful in formulating the content and nature of more advanced work currently being carried out by British Airways . |
| 30 | Rather than bringing about increased skills portability , YTS has proved instrumental in bringing about a sharpening of labour market segmentation , as the conditions surrounding entry to jobs at all levels has become more formalized and rigidified . |