Sentence examples for proved very adept at from inspiring English sources

The monkeys' task was to consume as much juice as possible, and they proved very adept at it.

However, late capitalism has proved very adept at following consumers as they move away from straightforward acquisition.

Carphone management has proved very adept at re-inventing its investment case over the years and created significant shareholder value through M&A activities.

ABC has not proved very adept at veining its reality shows with humor ("Extreme Makeover" is even more maudlin than "Queen for a Day"), but the vulgarity -- and class tension -- may seem cozily familiar to viewers.

He may need to do something he has not proved very adept at so far… win a football match.

He made his MLB debut on April 15 , 1904 and proved very adept at getting on base.

The Kurds have proven very adept at protecting Kurdish-majority zones from Isis, but many commentators have extended this fact to declare that the Kurds are our only reliable ally in Syria.

He has proven very adept at drawing slides and dishing to the open man.

"Over the years, supermarkets have not proven very adept at developing restaurants or food-to-go offers," says Backman, understatedly (ever had a meal in Morrisons?) "They've all tried it over the years.

Since kids between 13 and 16 have proven very adept at using the very Internet services the ban would have restricted them from (moreso than their parents I daresay), why not teach them how to protect themselves online by offering all students digital literacy lessons?

The GOP has lost its way on that issue, and it needs to find its way back because Mr. Obama has proven very adept at using the time and the wheels of government to ground his decision-making in fact and reason.