Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [adv] prove to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such optimism may still prove to be justified : but the bets are much riskier , now that China 's leadership has shown its continued reliance on the mailed fist and its continued vulnerability to factional disputes . |
| 2 | If challenged in court , Nimslo 's patent coverage could well prove to be cosmetic . |
| 3 | That the end of communism could also prove to be the end of the Catholic church 's unquestioned moral authority in Poland was the last thing the church hierarchy expected when the Solidarity leader , Tadeusz Mazowiecki , himself a long-time Catholic activist , became the first non-communist prime minister in 1989 . |
| 4 | The team hope that the microlight will eventually prove to be an inexpensive way of teaching cadets and trainee technicians about flying , so for them , it 's been a mixture of business and pleasure . |
| 5 | There is also a Radio One show in the pipeline , so tomorrow 's event may well prove to be one of Reeves 's last nights out in his adopted home of Deptford . |
| 6 | Polymorphisms of the genes encoding enzymes involved in the metabolism of collagen , such as the collagenases and their inhibitors , or genes controlling the transcription of collagen may ultimately prove to be more important than polymorphisms of the collagen genes themselves in determining individual susceptibility to the fibrotic effect of alcohol . |
| 7 | Inter area and inter authority variation may thus prove to be great . |
| 8 | Finally , manipulation of this potent release mechanism for PYY may ultimately prove to be clinically useful in patients who would benefit from slower intestinal transit , including patients with short bowel syndrome or major colonic resection . |
| 9 | The new European Company may well prove to be the Eurochicken into which EEIGs will hatch , if the Commission succeeds in its renewed efforts to overcome the various problems currently inhibiting its birth . |
| 10 | Their squad could just prove to be too big , ie Ferguson may not know who to pick . |
| 11 | It can be advantageous to put each formula on a stability test and to leave earlier formulae on storage when later different formulae are developed ; the earlier formula may eventually prove to be more stable than later formulae . |