Sentence examples for effort proved from inspiring English sources

Neither effort proved inspiring.

The effort proved fruitless.

But that effort proved impossible and has largely been abandoned.

The effort proved too costly, however, and the Dutch company capitulated to the Portuguese in 1654.

That effort proved too expensive and AT&T sold its cable business to Comcast.

The effort proved so successful that, last year, Neville obtained permission to create the dedicated unit.

The move was intended to heighten the museum's profile, but the effort proved disastrous.

But the effort proved unsuccessful, as Mr. Cameron's allies in Belfast refused to go along in a vote on Tuesday.