Sentence examples for proved ill from inspiring English sources
These experiments proved ill fated.
Some moves have proved ill timed.
In the Soviet era, the stove's immense size proved ill suited to urban life styles and to communal apartments.
But a business vehicle designed to finance caravans traversing the Arabian Peninsula proved ill suited to building long-lasting assets, such as factories and railways.
Most of the trains were built in the 1970s, and their electronic systems have proved ill equipped to handle the storms and icy weather affecting the region.
The Indonesian government and international aid groups have proved ill equipped to handle the abrupt rise in those forced to flee their homes.
European leaders have been unwilling to ante up American-size stimulus packages and the institutions of Europe have proved ill suited to adopt the kind of fiscal policies that the Bank of England has put into place.
Yet experts say the Czech government has thus far proved ill disposed to enforce the decrees for fear of unleashing a torrent of claims from Sudeten Germans, millions of whom were driven from their homes in Czechoslovakia after the war.
Her abrasive style proved ill-suited to achieving consensus.
Others have, like FIFA, proved ill-equipped to combat predation and too hospitable to unscrupulous officials.
