"prove" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Conference committees are resisted in Albany because they have often proved impotent.
- For all he knew, their weapons would prove completely impotent against it.
- Issuing a writ that could not be dealt with until weeks after the election was over could only prove impotent.
- Even in acts of violence, he proves impotent.
- Since 60 votes are required to shut off debate, Mr. Lott's 55-vote majority may prove impotent.
- Until now, the federal government has rarely proved more impotent than in trying to plug leaks.
- Fermanagh again proved impotent as Kerry steamrolled them 2-15 to 0-04.
- The top-heavy, rigid bureaucracy of the school system has proven impotent in the face of such problems.
- Indeed, conference committees have proved impotent, which is one reason they have been resisted in Albany.
- Fire has proved impotent against the unyielding stone of the walls.
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