Sentence examples for proven less than from inspiring English sources

Montebourg's previous interventions have proven less than successful.

And the venues have proven less than adept at selling tickets.

Pontiacs have proven less than bulletproof of late, even if General Motors as a whole is making far better cars than it ever has.

Static approaches to security, such as perimetral defense, have proven less than effective — and, therefore, more vulnerable — in a new scenario characterized by increasingly complex systems and by the evolution and automation of cyber attacks.

Unfortunately, the next best thing, James Blake, who despite a heartfelt admirable tennis comeback years ago, has proven less than inspiring himself.

But her questions proved less than penetrating.

Alas, the riposte proved less than devastating.

In truth, the whole proved less than the sum of the parts.

For Mr. Mifsud, the French appetite has proved less than voracious.

Newtonian physics thrived immediately and long, proving less than wholly adequate only in the 20th century.

Casting of the two protagonists looked strong on paper but in reality proved less than ideal.