Examples of 'were proving' in a sentence
Meaning of "were proving"
This phrase suggests that something was being shown or demonstrated through evidence or examples. It highlights the process of confirming or verifying a statement or claim
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The nobles were proving themselves to be excellent fundraisers.
By some accounts these were proving fruitful.
We were proving that we were human beings when we were singing and dancing.
It was like you were proving yourself to them.
Strategic partnerships with Member States and with other organizations were proving their worth.
And they were proving the industry wrong.
This was at a time when all our contacts were proving fruitless.
The campaigns were proving increasingly effective.
Efforts to stem the global tobacco epidemic were proving ineffective.
The distances were proving to be far greater.
In particular, programmes designed to strengthen education systems were proving especially useful.
Unnecessary truck rolls were proving to be inefficient and expensive.
For indigenous people, the NTA processes were proving lengthy.
Current day bikes were proving to be quite reliable.
British night-fighter operations out over the Channel were proving successful.
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Such efforts were proving ineffectual.
The National was on course for success ; the investments were proving their worth.
Events were proving him right.
Also the agricultural subsidies were proving very expensive.
Things were proving to be fruitful now that we had a reputation in town.
But solutions were proving elusive.
They were proving themselves less and less expert biologists.
Several initiatives with councils of this kind were proving effective and they deserved greater attention.
They were proving that the past had been forgiven and forgotten.
These people were proving my point.
We were proving the 600 with a friend mine … To see what speed it 's able to do.
But the British were proving him wrong.
They were proving that what I said was the truth.
The city and the other Carthaginian fortress cities were proving impossible nuts to crack.
Years between Synods were proving to be fertile times for sowing more seeds of dissention.
The UN report said sanctions were proving ineffective.
Mike and I were proving being nervous definitely was.
And she ran, but the high heels of her shoes were proving to be cumbersome.
As if he were proving the truth.
Nevertheless, managing the health-care network and ensuring long-term viability were proving challenging for the consortium.
The mass media and NGOs were proving to be a great help in achieving that goal.
Such labelling initiatives, the best known of which was RUGMARK, were proving increasingly successful.
Meanwhile, they were proving to be unwelcome guests in their new locations.
You gave because you wanted to, even if you were proving a point to yourself.
Where existing approaches were proving inadequate, new and stronger measures should be considered.
In 2007, a Saudi commentator noted that the municipal councils were proving to be powerless.
It was like you were proving yourself to them one last time, one final test.
She was very talented, but she and Pathas were proving not to be a good fit.
She asked if those Boards were proving effective as tools for policy-making, implementation and monitoring.
Unfortunately, the guns were proving temperamental.
M3 guns were proving useless against the German Panther and Tiger tanks.
Soskovets' operations were proving disastrous.
Luckily, these early examples were proving problematic, often detonating their weapons prematurely if at all.
Neither price cuts nor high-profile games were proving helpful to the Saturn 's success.
His actions were proving the NYT Op-Ed writer's words to be true.
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