How To Use Proved In A Sentence

Rob's strengths lay in absorbing the pressure and criticism, and in doing this well he more than proved himself courageous, gutsy and tough.
So this show proved to be a bit of a departure. Times, Sunday Times
The promise of tax cuts proved, as always, to be the Republican Party's trump card.
His posture improved so much that his clothes no longer fit.
Secondly, the other direction, that is, the completeness part, is proved by what is really known as the Lindenbaum-Tarski method. Propositional Consequence Relations and Algebraic Logic

Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.
Conditions have improved considerably over the past few years.
It proved necessary to row ashore in a small dinghy, plunging through the hot spray past a Turkish battleship that had been moored for so long that the coral had grown up around it, immobilising it forever.
It was a throwaway remark that proved tragically prophetic.
But although there was a scare with my first sample being clear, as we'd only just arrived, my second proved that I, along with the entire Sunday Herald table, was completely ratted and therefore allowed to keep the trophy.
They claim the vermin-annoyers show no consistent success or, sometimes, no success at all. They're not approved for use by commercial pest-control companies because not enough is known about potential side effects.
The committee have passed a resolution that conditions ( should ) be improved.
The maximum duration of residence, approved on each occasion, shall not exceed 3 years.
His quiet voice was commanding and proved effective as the pair settled down.
The teacher gently reproved the boys for not paying attention.
Any instrument of knowledge proving the non-existence of consciousness, could do so only by making consciousness its object -- 'this is consciousness'; but consciousness, as being self-established, does not admit of that objectivation which is implied in the word 'this,' and hence its previous non-existence cannot be proved by anything lying outside itself. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48
Pasture lands and meadow lands are often greatly improved by replowing and harrowing in order to break up the turf that forms and to admit air more freely into the soil. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition
Improved rail transport is essential for business.
Delvile, by which her own goodness proved the source of her defamation: and though something still hung upon her mind that destroyed that firm confidence she had hitherto felt in the friendship of Mr Monckton, she held it utterly unjust to condemn him without proof, which she was not more unable to procure, than to satisfy herself with any reason why so perfidiously he should calumniate her. Cecilia
And then there was Munster's inability to cope with the dinks and kicks through by Duncan McRae and Henry Paul which eventually proved their undoing.
Unfortunately, the group's dalliance with satanism proved to be their undoing, the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.
Advances in technology have improved crop yields by over 30%.
Surely one of the agonizing attributes of our post – September 11 age is the unending need to reaffirm realities that have been proved, and proved again, but just as doggedly denied by those in power, forcing us to live trapped between two narratives of present history, the one gaining life and color and vigor as more facts become known, the other growing ever paler, brittler, more desiccated, barely sustained by the life support of official power. 'The Moment Has Come to Get Rid of Saddam'
The surprise is learning that even when a school's moderation process is proved faulty under the NCEA, students can still retain their inflated marks.
We did it because we believed we improved our hockey club.
By mid 1843 matters had improved and many of the settlers had cattle, sown a crop and found time, money and labour to build substantial houses.
The proposed acquisition, which must be approved by shareholders, values the two networks at about $ 16 a share.
The Dominican Republic's mountainous interior and long stretches of unimproved roads make for perfect fat-tire odysseys.
In his famous "antinomies", he proved four propositions: first, that the universe is limitless in time and space; second, that matter is composed of simple, indivisible elements; third, that free will is impossible; and fourth, that there must be an absolute or first cause. The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition
He explained to the Western People that an old dinghy, which has been patched up by his son on the morning of the accident, proved to be the rescue vehicle for the drowning family.
On the other hand, if you elect for the more expensive hardware option, much less CPU power is needed and often both the picture and sound quality are greatly improved.
The related statute and system about the social supervision should be emended and improved and the supervision to the audit operation quality should be enhanced in many ways.
The Nomads played at the club on Thursday and proved very popular with the membership.
It has proved to be workable and effective. Times, Sunday Times
The court proved immune to these piteous cries and upheld the sentence, anyway.
The motion was seconded and approved unanimously.
He wasn't so sure that the welding of artist and model improved the art, that her sudden fetish for Captain Hunt's bete-noir would inspire the strumming fingers of her daemon.
The gossip about her later proved to be entirely false.
The place was heaving and, as the floorman for a minor boards bookie, the pulsating activity proved exhilarating. The Sun
By this standard, serious and committed people of faith will be less likely to be approved for judgeships.
In the range of same frequency, compared with silicon-steel sheet components, the bulk amorphous metal magnetic component of the invention has greatly improved performance characteristic.
But the real problem with citing thorough court review as a standard for denying clemency is that none of the 152 executions Bush approved would have landed on his desk had the cases not already passed through all the courts. The Texas Clemency Memos
But the 38-year-old house husband proved he has an eye for a bargain by claiming a basketful of prizes worth thousands of pounds.
That proved to be wrong and she still teases me about it! Times, Sunday Times
Its net income, however, improved drastically, from a loss of $11 million in 2002 to a net gain of $5.2 in 2003.
And Archimedes proved from his axioms on the lever that two unequal weights balance at distances from the fulcrum that are inversely proportional to their weights.
Prosecutors said the committee had approved applicants who presented forged honours that carried dates pre-dating the actual creation of the vaunted title.
The Grand Forks City Council approved a transfer of the cable franchise recently to the partnership, which remains unnamed.
No drug is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in mesotherapy.
Then as now, a majority of the electorate disapproved of the incumbent's performance.
It proved the operational concept of a winged, reusable spaceship by successfully completing the Orbital Flight Test Program.
Because this list is also archived on the Web, members can view for themselves the difference between what was sent to the list and what was approved by the moderators.
Our woodcut is taken from the improved model produced by Mr. Stokey; no doubt Mr. Rarey took the idea of his gag-bit from the wooden gag, which has been in use among country farriers from time immemorial, to keep a horse's mouth while they are performing the cruel and useless operation of firing for lampas. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid
Time On has improved immeasurably over the winter, which she entered with one placed effort from three outings. Times, Sunday Times
KOBE: We arrived at Kobe on the evening of April 10th, and fell at once into the grasp of the custom-house authorities, who proved, however, very lenient. Travels in the Far East
There is no mark, " the old man said in a clear but forceless voice, -or mention that this Contract has been approved by the Oriolis Cavernus. The Coelura
Council also approved in principle the text for a booklet Guidance on professional conduct incorporating a code of professional practice.
What is tragically evident from the Harry Read Me file is the picture it gives of the CRU scientists hopelessly at sea with the complex computer programmes they had devised to contort their data in the approved direction, more than once expressing their own desperation at how difficult it was to get the desired results. Coyote Blog » 2009 » November
His previous fusions of jazz, pop and African melodies have proved highly successful.
The book proved such a success that the authors followed it up with "The Messianic Legacy".
In any event, the bowling alley restaurant proved quite acceptable.
Improved protective designs for field fortifications and base camps have been developed for field forces.
This has proved invaluable in solving every crime in which the perpetrator is attempting anonymity.
The amendments allow the next parliament to make changes after the document is approved.
Michael Plouffe , 31, of Old Lyme, Conn., had been trying for four years to get a claim approved based on sclerosing mesenteritis, a disease that causes inflammation of the small intestine. Two Lawyers Strike Gold In U.S. Disability System
The word lessened does not convey a sufficient idea of what experience has proved to be true, to the honour of our excellent soldiers. Memoirs Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette
The strength of the US dollar significantly improved the competitiveness of EU exporters.
From his side of the racial divide, the ordeal of mobilization proved simply redundant.
The resolution was approved by 12 of the 21 Arab League countries.
Another tradition, more religiously approved, is the artistic development of calligraphy.
And this he proved by first showing that the squares on the diameters have the same ratio as the circles.
GARDASIL is also approved in the U.S. for use in boys and men ages 9 through 26 years of age for the prevention of genital warts (condylomata acuminata) caused by HPV types 6 and 11. THE MEDICAL NEWS
Version 3.0 and the further improved 3.1 version of Microsoft Windows have changed the face of modern Personal Computing.
Caring about the consequences of events of which you disapproved does not imply support for those events.
Iron sucrose is a hematinic agent that was recently approved by the FDA for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis who are receiving concomitant erythropoietin therapy.
An account must now be given of the eustyle, which is the most approved class, and is arranged on principles developed with a view to convenience, beauty, and strength. The Ten Books on Architecture
Most of you probably know that "formularies" are lists of drugs approved by health insurance companies for partial or full payment "under the terms and conditions of the coverage. Formulary Time: Parody of Auld Lang Syne and Invitation
The complaints also seek to remove references to Lipitor in advertising materials and to eliminate computer links that misdirect patients to an illegal, unapproved product.
It approved a constitutional reform to make the members of the executive council direct representatives of their governments.
In the Spanish procedure a ratification of such an agreement has to be approved by both chambers of parliament before it is put to the signature of the King.
Having proved myself the fount of all world knowledge, I returned Lisa to Brighton on Tuesday evening, in time for our 7 month anniversary on Wednesday, a landmark we celebrated with a visit to the drive-thru McDonalds.
He had a troubled childhood, being frequently beaten by his father and uncles who disapproved of his artistic interests.
Universal are just churning our 'remasters' this year and I've yet to hear an album that's been improved by it. The Line Of Best Fit
The oldest improved zoysia, ‘Emerald’, is still available and still good.
Drums proved to be a real hit at an event held in North Bradley at the weekend.
The energy giants have played hardball - and a scheme to make them fund the handouts has proved unworkable. The Sun
McNamara was one of several who proved a more than able deputy for an injured colleague.
The pilot programme of vaccination proved successful.
A scientist never presupposes the truth of an unproved fact.
All I can ask is, what has happened to all that money and what has actually improved?
Plimer has made something of a career out of baiting Christians, though his antics have proved an embarrassment even to some of his fellow sceptics.
The improved economic conditions will encourage lending by financial institutions.
The first Order under this paragraph shall not be made unless a draft of the Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
This proved to be true; she negotiated sideways through the door, beaming, a loaded tray in one hand, the other wrapped round Henri-Christian, who clung to her, monkeylike. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
The bestiaries proved troublesome too, as all the ones she could find were chained to their shelves. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
Therefore, George advocated allowing landowners to keep a small percentage of the land rent, mainly to avoid the prospect of having all unimproved land revert to the commons.
Contrary to such forecasts, nearly all the indices of human progress have improved since the dawn of the industrial age.
The organisation required to travel to the clinic and to sustain the project through to conclusion proved too much.
This posting is about intercommunication among Zapoteco villagers in Oaxaca State and the notion that communications among various villages can be improved by foreigners introducing radio signal interrelationships to, supposedly, improve inter-village understanding and, perhaps, harmony. Radio stations in Oaxaca
The swing system, controlled by joypad thumbstick, works better than before, and many online features have been improved. Times, Sunday Times
It will call for improved career structures to be put in place to attract doctors to rural practices and for them to be given support to keep them in their jobs.
He proved perfectly willing to disclose the secret. Dictionary of Mind, Body and Spirit
Sanctification, so far as it relates to the removal of spiritual defilement, is illustrated; and that man cannot purge himself from his natural pravity is proved, iv. Pneumatologia
While doing my best to be a good guest and finish the refreshing coconut milk, Alvin handed me what proved to be the tastiest guava I've ever consumed. Joseph Satto: Slow Food, Caribbean Style
This would have proved a difficult operation by other processes. Times, Sunday Times
Although a new owner tried to restore her, the project had proved too much. Times, Sunday Times
The look of the dish is improved with a swirl of cream. Times, Sunday Times
Antiandrogen treatment with drugs such as spironolactone and flutamide is effective in some patients, but is not approved by the FDA for the treatment of hair loss. Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
In addition to expediting the compounding process and enhancing patient safety, RIVA has notably improved work and safety conditions for hospital staff, reducing their exposure to a multitude of drug compounds - namely cytotoxic drugs. THE MEDICAL NEWS
The emphasis on councillors, officers and pressure groups proved to be a great limitation.
The first half proved to be as bright and breezy as the weather. Times, Sunday Times
Their acclimation in these rural settlements proved difficult due to both their lack of agricultural experience and their traditional social structure which went counter to the principles of the moshav. Yemenite Women in Israel: 1948 to the Present Day.
He said that the party had proved its ability to do well without mounting a conventional campaign. Times, Sunday Times
Where necessary to render harmless and carry away noxious or flammable gases, line brattice or other approved methods of ventilation shall be used so as to properly ventilate the face.
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced the U.S. launch of the X-STOP PEEK IPD System, the first interspinous process decompression (IPD) device approved by the U.S. Health News from Medical News Today
But it was standing a bad debt for a friend that proved his downfall.
But targeting them precisely and avoiding damage to surrounding healthy tissue have proved stumbling blocks. Times, Sunday Times
While potassium bromate has not been banned in the U.S., the FDA discourages bakers from using it -- and at least one state, California, has approved a warning-label requirement that has led many bread makers to abandon the additive. Five Controversial Food Additives
Urban arterial road is the main undertaker for the urban transportation. The transportation capacity can be improved by combining and controlling many intersections in one trunk road.
His ideas are obviously foolish, easily disproved, an affront to any reasoning person.
It's the only regional conservatorium that is a registered training provider and offers full-time courses which are Austudy approved and VETAB accredited in both Music and Dance.
Despite this presidential warning shot, the Senate narrowly approved both amendments.
Their baggage mules transported not only the precious vases, but even the fragile vessels of crystal and murra, which last is almost proved, by the learned French translator of Seneca, (tom.iii. p. 402-422,) to mean the porcelain of China and History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3
Overlinking is often due to writers who believe that the text is improved by any addition of links, and who seem to have a "regularization" obsession - that all words which are the same, should appear the same. Archive 2007-01-01
They were conscious that he disapproved.
The majority of his appointees have been approved, and they have been approved with no public rancor or bitter political warfare.
The new tenants are being put into occupation on probation; they are allotees of land and will not be able to claim possessive rights until the Land Commission is satisfied that they are capable farmers, and have proved their capacity to make productive use of th eland and furnish the regular payments that will amortise the purchase costs. G.K.'s Weekly - Land Policy of Ireland
Twice last week sportsmen have proved me spectacularly wrong. Times, Sunday Times
An injury to Rossendale goalkeeper John Gillies proved to be the deciding factor in this match.
But he proved just as incapable in manhood as he was in infancy. Times, Sunday Times
The precision in diagnosis is greatly improved, and entirely new possibilities for therapy have been opened up via the hybridoma technique. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1984 - Presentation Speech
It has proved a big hit with fans of the service which went nationwide last week. The Sun
Here Black brings the black warlord into play, unpins the g-pawn, and keeps the rook active - you can't expect more from one Fritz-unapproved move!
They proved that fungi can be identified in virtually all patients with chronic rhinosinusitis if meticulous, painstaking efforts are taken to procure samples.
With an improved public expenditure allocation for April 1992, the future is looking considerably better.
The bill does not require the outcomes of the operations of approved surgical facilities to be reported.
But her aunt is proved right in the end, for among all these nice well-brought-up people there is a baddy, which is revealed only towards the end. Flaming June
War has proved fruitful ground for their work together. Times, Sunday Times
The wry twist of amusement around his lips finally proved impossible to resist.
When the cast electrodes of air-melted steel are remelted under vacuum and deoxidized with carbon, the product has significantly improved purity.
About 82 partnership aims have been improved on, and another 34 are in the process of completion.
Administration of surfactant in neonates with infant respiratory distress syndrome has led to improved survival rates.
Subsequent attempts to address the issue proved contentious. Times, Sunday Times
The existing Anchorage network has been merged with the new ANSS stations to provide improved coverage of the Anchorage region.
The club have aged and declined as their continental rivals have renewed and improved. Times, Sunday Times
Relatively new on the scene, laser rangefinders have improved dramatically in the few short years since they came on the market.
The outside air temperature gauge proved very accurate - immediately we entered the red we started to collect ice.
The session approved a draft Constitution which would be circulated for nationwide discussion.
Though the small room was jam-packed that evening, it proved to be a very intimate setting for a jazz trio concert.
The company's Queen's Award was approved by Her Majesty in April last year in acknowledgement of export excellence.
Everything converged on the labor movement, which proved the real crucible wherein the struggle was to be decided. Red Hunting in the Promised Land: Anticommunism and the Making of America
By 1905, of course, astronomical observations had greatly improved due to photography.
No project approved under the new system is yet finished, and the process is still being tweaked.
_ -- Is the practice of _dimidiation_ approved of by modern heralds, and are examples of it common? Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
The Senate approved a different version of the bill without the amendment.
The removal of car tax also proved irresistible to drivers but is seen in retrospect as a retrograde step, and, according to Brennan, ‘over the top’.
In 1996, the NVIC realized a major goal when the FDA licensed an improved pertussis vaccine known as the acellular pertussis vaccine.
Sales improved after an unpromising start .
Over the years, however, such dramatic action proved to be the exception rather than the rule.
If they allowed dope to be used, I could grow her stuff, she could smoke it, and her life would be improved.
Both of these ladies bided their time and proved to be quite calculating and ruthless.
He also says a city inspector approved the building with the changes and never said anything about them.
The dissenting judgment of Geoffrey Lane L.J., which had applied the traditional collateral fact doctrine, was approved.
In the niche business of regal remains recovery, these past 12 months have proved exceptionally fruitful. Times, Sunday Times
He's proved his point long ago and could pack it in tomorrow if he wanted with a clear conscience.
They usually proved both intelligent and congenial.
Kromek , based in Sedgefield, Co Durham, the company has developed a smart scanner, approved for use in airports, which can identify liquids in bottles without the need to open them. The Guardian World News
It has proved difficult to establish causal rather than merely correlative relationships between carbohydrate accumulation and cold tolerance.
Improved quality of care may account for the decrease in mortality, through new technologies or improved perioperative and post-operative care, or both.
I have thought it, for example, not humane to variegate the text of an Anthology with despairing obeli: and occasionally I have covered up an indubitable lacuna by artifices which I trust may pass undetected by the general reader and unreproved by the charitable critic. Preface
Children must use an approved child restraint or adult seat belt.
He leaned against the wall desperately trying to clear his mind but the memory proved elusive.
But really, taking the ups with the downs, life in Ireland has improved considerably since the 1950s.
And it is nothing wonderful; if the devils are proved to cause those to be much worse hated who live not according to a part only of the word diffused ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus
But the result proved that they were sufficiently to exercise, through the popular will and choice, the power which they had formerly put in action without its sanction, though within its proper precinct and with its title falsely inscribed. Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists
The life sciences and biomedical sector has proved a significantly strong hand. Times, Sunday Times
Their military capability has been reduced because their air force has proved not to be effective.
Film has proved itself an indispensable Global English word, even where it no longer has anything to do with films, or “coatings” of light-sensitive emulsions applied to plastic, or coatings of any kind. The English Is Coming!
Their body fat dropped and muscle strength improved. Times, Sunday Times
She proved to have such a talent for ballet that she will now be trained with the best in the country.
Scholars assert that hanging the wine bottle in smoke matured wine faster and improved its taste.
It looked like the project was going to be approved, but the bean counters said it wasn't cost-effective.
However, the error rate in a genetically modified or cloned conceptus is potentially so high that such applications should never be approved by any science ethics committee.
Recently, the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) approved of the following changes to the ThM program (formerly known as the MTh program) at St. Vladimir's: News from SVOTS.Edu
He said that if the plans for the multi-storey were approved temporary car parking space would be required while construction is under way.
Parliament has approved a bill, proposed by Mr. Chen, that permits referendums on critical issues.
Rayosan, patented by Pailthorpe, is made from commercially available chemicals approved by international regulatory bodies.
The speech proved shorter than predicted and far more organized and disciplined than some of his previous appearances before Congress.
The effort by the defendant to present Ellen as an "unchaste" woman would not have disproved Catharine's suit, as the action was for compensation for loss of household services only; however, he may have been hoping to lower the valuation for Ellen as "damaged goods. Gutenber-e Help Page
Method Improved periodogram (Welch procedure), AR model and Wavelet transform techniques were used to detect the Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions signal.
The committee has recommended that the training program ( should ) be improved.
IBM's early efforts in "smart" infrastructure technology around the world have already decongested Stockholm, improved water management in Brazil and started work on an automated power grid in Malta. Undefined
In the Watergate scandal, obstruction of justice was number one in the articles of impeachment approved by the House Judiciary Committee.
The annual budget for the secretariat is approved by the board of governors in which the refurbishment was included. Times, Sunday Times
Clinicians sought improved usability and flexibility, whereas national headquarters prioritised business and executive functions such as accurate coding and reimbursement.
Improved revenue collection will help finance better conservation measures.
Congressional districts are redrawn through a bill approved in the Legislature.
Yet, it was clearly established that even a modest weight reduction and improved weight control could bring health benefits, and relieve the burden on hard-pressed health systems.
The Administration proposed and the Senate approved a similar understanding in its resolution of ratification of the Convention against Torture.
He avoided censure through his reputation for being proved right and the certainty that he spoke in the general interest - not his own. Times, Sunday Times

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