Example sentences of "prove a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often this is because the original advisers are not familiar enough with what is involved in proving a case , and may even have the naive belief that the inherent ‘ sense ’ of their development proposal will somehow be apparent to all . |
| 2 | Certain newspapers which jumped to the conclusion that he had engaged in sex with the woman were sued for libel , but were unable to discharge the burden of proving a case which hinged upon the word of a prostitute against the word of the plaintiff and his " fragrant " wife . |
| 3 | Patients suffering from skin cancer are to be asked to take part in research aimed at proving a link between the disease and the radioactive gas radon . |
| 4 | This time , his vehicle is THStyme , and THStyme UK Ltd , based at Redditch , Worcestershire says its policy of ‘ keeping the dealer alive ’ by offering the lowest prices on the market is proving a success . |
| 5 | JOURNEY Planner , British Rail 's timetable condensed in computer disk form , is proving a success . |
| 6 | The designs for Primavera , which was in preparation at the same time , were proving a problem . |
| 7 | Far from one poll in 20 proving a rogue , the whole 1992 election would appear to be a rogue in polling terms . |
| 8 | Decided cases suggest that the burden of proving a clause reasonable will often be difficult to discharge . |
| 9 | It is proving a delight to use ; on my fist attempt I punched two cards in quick succession without making a single mistake and with no strain to my hands — despite the instructions for the punching being written in Japanese only ! |
| 10 | The war was proving a windfall to Sharpe , as it was to so many other half-pay officers in both armies . |
| 11 | It is better to include a specific provision in the standard terms to prevent a party proving a variation of the standard terms , or a collateral contract , rather than relying on the parol evidence rule . |
| 12 | The flight of three stairs with a mahogany look finish and brass stair rods is proving a winner with customers . |
| 13 | January 1917 — Sergeant Denis O'Neil was promoted to Captain , Buffalo Bill died but the USA knew a boom year — so did the other O'Neil brothers even if Rico d'Agostino was proving a bit of a nuisance in trying to buy them out . |
| 14 | ‘ Our Sarah 's proving a bit of a hot lot , ’ she went on , thinking that to blame Sarah might ease his guilt . |
| 15 | I 've had a package at long last er back from EARS er but I have n't actually erm put it onto the computer yet because it 's erm it 's proving a bit temperamental at the moment and I did n't want to risk overloading it with with yet another er software package u until I 've had it seen to . |
| 16 | Dr Rafaelo so far was proving a bit of a flop . |
| 17 | It 's a fruitful relationship that 's proving a recession beater . |
| 18 | This is called proving a debt and the document by which the creditor seeks to establish his claim is his proof ( r 6.96(2) ) . |
| 19 | Of course , it is much better to have a written contract , because proving a contract relying on the spoken word can be notoriously difficult . |
| 20 | When you apply for a grant , be it by way of proving a will or of administration which is when there is an intestacy , part of the er documentation is an oath where you swear as to the size of the estate . |
| 21 | Erm probates Or rather procedure on death because probate is proving a will , in the Latin if there 's no will it 's letters of administration which is a similar procedure , except that the will speaks from death and therefore your appointment of the executors is effective from death and therefore your appointment of executors is effective from death , they can do certain things even before they 've proven the will Which administrators ca n't do cos they do n't have the power until they 've proved that they 're the people entitled . |
| 22 | As Jane Feinman reports , for many doctors the technogical revolution is already proving a nightmare Kicking and screaming |
| 23 | But for GPs the technological revolution is proving a nightmare . |
| 24 | So , for example , the paper by Benjamin Jowett ( 1817–93 ) ‘ On the Interpretation of Scripture ’ pointed out that it was not always easy to know what might be meant by ‘ proving a doctrine from Scripture ’ , and insisted that the Bible must be interpreted like any other piece of literature . |
| 25 | On other fronts , too , Niki , was proving a leader , the sort of senior driver whose participation in a team was greater than that of a mere employee , and it is to the merit of Ron Dennis and McLaren that Lauda was allowed to play a wider role . |
| 26 | Now with the bars removed he is proving a handful for his mum . |
| 27 | A REMOTE Donegal island is proving a haven for a native bird threatened by extinction . |
| 28 | They do not help in proving a program correct with respect to some specification expressed in terms of a more abstract description of its intended behaviour . |
| 29 | The Ramblers ' Association magazine was exaggerating in saying he was proving a disaster and that there were widespread complaints about his actions . |
| 30 | NATIONAL and Provincial building society 's new My Money Game is proving a smash hit with schoolkids like these youngsters from Owlsmoor Primary in Camberley Surrey . |