Sentence examples similar to it proved abortive from inspiring English sources

Projected annexation proved abortive in Britain; it touched off heavy fighting in Mauretania.

Its publisher, Jonathan Cape, launched an appeal which proved abortive.

Efforts by Swedes and Prussians proved abortive.

His conversion to Rome in 1886 proved abortive and frustrating.

Attempts to whitewash Alexander's private conduct have proved abortive.

The mission to the Indians proved abortive, nor did Wesley succeed with most of his flock.

But a reconciliation with Sextus Pompeius proved abortive, and Octavian was soon plunged into serious warfare against him.

Attempts to bring him to justice proved abortive, despite the huge amount of evidence her agency had compiled.

The Allied counteroffensive took Monastir from the Bulgars in November 1916, but more ambitious operations, from March to May 1917, proved abortive.

Sadly, attempts to record La Bohème and Wozzeck proved abortive because of Kleiber's wilful behaviour, which led Deutsche Grammophon to lose patience with its star conductor.

He also entered into negotiations with the Greek Orthodox Church that resulted in a series of conferences at Nicaea in January 1234 but proved abortive.