Sentence examples for pieces proof from inspiring English sources

Given that each remained with Cesari after Caravaggio's departure, it is possible that they had been painted as demonstration pieces: proof to his master that he could indeed paint more-ambitious subjects than flowers and fruit alone.

The historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and her husband, the political consultant Richard Goodwin, wrote to call the Kennedy piece proof Mr. Barnicle was a victim of "political correctness".

They had the upper hand at the set-piece – proof that Graham Rowntree and Nick Easter are having an effect on the training paddock – and their Saracens counterparts can expect a flogging when they report back for duty after a week to forget, following Chris Ashton's lengthy ban.

For Pablo Picasso, George Brassaï, Constantin Brancusi and Joan Miró these ancient pieces were proof that making art was an innate human instinct.

The people at Guinness need several pieces of proof: documentation of Chichi's age, or a veterinarian's statement attesting to it, and pictures or videos that show him aging through the decades.

Mr. Van Noten's easy pieces were proof that smooth polished hair, plain sunglasses drawing a geometric line across the face and suede shoes with a sturdy, square heel do not have to suggest a matronly or — heaven forbid!

This process eliminates the need for individual bonding of PZT pieces and proof masses at the chip level while still benefitting from the excellent properties of bulk PZT.

Bits and pieces of proof continue to leak out, not least of which are these newly posted images on a Japanese website.

Some 1865 pieces in proof condition display a wreath on the reverse that comes much closer to touching the rim than on later issues.

Moving into the political realm, President Barack Obama deserves an Honorable Mention for -- after years of saying "this is too silly to dignify" and "how many pieces of proof do you clowns need to see?" -- releasing his birth certificate.

The piece is proof of Mark Twain's old saying that there are no uninteresting lives.