Sentence examples for proved destructive from inspiring English sources

Although, in fact, fervid nationalism often proved destructive, Mazzini advocated a united Europe of free peoples, in which national singularities would be transcended in a pan-European harmony.

But the impact of Wilson's considerable wealth and celebrity status proved destructive, and the alcoholism, infidelity and ennui that plague the nouveau riche in his other popular novel, A Summer Place (1958), had their bearing on the author's own life.

Last year a rebellion led by Mr Norman and Mr Zahawi against a reform of the House of Lords was backed by 47 new Tory members; that proved destructive to Conservative fortunes, since the Liberal Democrats retaliated by wrecking a boundary review.

Striking such large pieces of tough copper-nickel proved destructive to the Mint's dies, and Gasparro repeatedly used the Janvier reducing lathe to lower the relief to be used on the circulation strikes and the uncirculated silver clad coins.

This feature grew from delegates' experiences in the 1930s when excessively volatile exchange rates and the reactive protectionist exchange controls that followed proved destructive to trade and prolonged the deflationary effects of the Great Depression.

The two regiments had ridden nearly 2 mile when the 12th Light Horse Regiment (on the left) was targeted by heavy machine-gun fire from the direction of Hill 1180, "[c]oming from an effective range which could have proved destructive; but the vigilant officers of the Essex Battery ... got the range at once, and ... put them out of action with the first few shells".

But the fame would prove destructive.

His traumatic past has left a crack in his personality that will ultimately prove destructive.

"The deep unflinching knowledge of anything will in the end prove destructive," Sontag says, summing up Bergman's idea.

Individual players operating by the rules of the jungle come to realize that this is proving destructive to all.

They invested billions in an industry knowing it would prove destructive to the air, water, climate, and health of Albertans?