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"proved of" is not a correct or usable phrase in written English.
You would not use it in any context. To make a correct sentence, you would use "approved of" instead, which means to think that something is good or acceptable. Example: The new design was approved of by the committee.
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I proved of little use.
Such firepower proved of scant use.
This had proved of particular use against burglars, he said.
In Banda Aceh, the measure had proved of minor consequence.
In the end, the research proved of little value.
It has thus proved of limited political use.
Critics say the law has proved of no practical value to the woman in this case.
The repellents proved of limited value, and other techniques, while intriguing, were no more successful.
The rise of civil forfeiture has, in some areas, proved of great value.
Interestingly, this proved of little direct benefit to his art, as he only ever painted landscapes.
Nor has the $25 million reward for the Qaeda leader proved of much avail.
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