Sentence examples for proved more serious from inspiring English sources

While his supporters discard those episodes as trivial, they concede that his coalition travails have proved more serious.

Liu said he did not expect police to investigate, but he had wanted the incident to be logged in case his injuries proved more serious.

Again and again in recent weeks, administration officials tried to reassure the public; again and again, the situation proved more serious than the officials had suggested.

Finally officials announced a plan: they would capture Violet and try to treat and release her on site, but if her wounds proved more serious, they would take her and the hatchling to the Bronx Zoo for extended care.

Wasps' points difference on the back of their two big wins over Castres, for example, might have knocked Saracens out of the competition, had Montpellier not proved more serious about the competition by beating Toulouse.

She played an exhibition match against Kim Clijsters the next day, but the injury proved more serious than was initially thought and she was unable to compete again in 2010.

BURKE MAY NOT RETURN UNTIL JANUARY: Phoenix Coyotes goalie Sean Burke's ankle injury is proving more serious than expected.

While the loss of life was not as heavy as in many recent raids, the consequences may prove more serious for the target was the city's waterworks which are reported to have been destroyed, depriving the great center, now congested with refugees, of most of its water supply.

Should Jarvis' ankle problem prove more serious than indicated, another Scarlet - the uncapped Rob Evans - would probably be added to the replacements.

Transfers also proved more likely to be arrested for more serious offenses.

Braking proved more challenging.