Sentence examples for delay proved from inspiring English sources

The decision to delay proved disastrous.

The delay proved fatal for General Rabii and his colleagues.

Onyx's chief, Anthony Coles, tried to hold out for more, but the delay proved costly.

But the 48-hour delay proved to be the deciding factor in the case, one of the two people said.

The delay proved crucial, as it gave time for opponents to get organized, leading to a veritable deluge of last-minute filings.

The milestone came a week later than he expected but the delay proved to be worth it as Kirk Yeaman celebrated his 100th appearance for Hull with a sparkling hat-trick of tries.

The absence of the peak at zero time delay proves non-classical light emission.

The findings, published in the January issue of The Journal of Trauma, suggest that pre-hospital spine immobilization for these kinds of patients provides little benefit and may lethally delay proven treatments for what are often life-threatening injuries.

(The delays proved only passing, anyway).

In some cases, delays proved deadly.

Three days later, Blatter was re-elected unopposed as president after a campaign led by the Football Association to have the vote delayed proved unsuccessful.