Sentence examples for proved a bridge from inspiring English sources

The Oval Office, alas, proved a bridge too far.

Perhaps like the Near North branch, which long ago proved a bridge between the God-forsaken Cabrini-Green and the Gold Coast, it could unite two divergent communities.

For the Brotherhood, the pre-eminent Islamist movement in the region, the sudden shift from hounded outlaw to power in the pivotal nation of the Arab world proved a bridge too far.

Still, this latest gambit proved a bridge too far even for David Frum, no flag-waving Leftie he, who drew a straight line between Gingrich's cry of "anti-colonial" to the strain of racism he's directly appealing to (of the D'Souza article, Frum says even noted race-baiting politico George Wallace "took more care to sound race-neutral". Ouch!).

For the concession of 20lb to a stablemate with as much ability as Alfie Sherrin (3.0) could prove a bridge too far.

It was always likely to prove a bridge too far for the Caribbean minnows, but given the limitations Curtis is working with, he has already surpassed all reasonable expectations.

This is golfing jargon for hitting the ball on to and across the green into the hole, although in my case I feel this will prove a bridge too far.

But the points winner's maillot vert may prove a bridge too far given the number of hillier stages that will favour better climbers such as the double points champion Peter Sagan, Australia's Michael Matthews and the Norwegian Alexander Kristoff.

An alternative narrative is championed by Blatter and his camp, by Vladimir Putin and – to a less hysterical extent – by those in Doha nervously wondering whether their World Cup bid may ultimately prove a bridge too far in their grand nation-building experiment.

The Here Active Listening system sold around 15,000 units, and proved a solid bridge product between the mechanical dubs and Doppler Labs' biggest undertaking yet: the Here One.

"Railroad Bridge" proved a wise long-term investment for the Nahmad family, dealers with galleries in New York and London who were the sellers.