Sentence examples for proves abortive from inspiring English sources

Any incipient hibernation, shown for instance by the arctic ground squirrel, proves abortive, as the animals will shiver themselves awake after only a few days.

Efforts by Swedes and Prussians proved abortive.

His conversion to Rome in 1886 proved abortive and frustrating.

Its publisher, Jonathan Cape, launched an appeal which proved abortive.

Attempts to whitewash Alexander's private conduct have proved abortive.

The mission to the Indians proved abortive, nor did Wesley succeed with most of his flock.

Projected annexation proved abortive in Britain; it touched off heavy fighting in Mauretania.

The Allied counteroffensive took Monastir from the Bulgars in November 1916, but more ambitious operations, from March to May 1917, proved abortive.

But a reconciliation with Sextus Pompeius proved abortive, and Octavian was soon plunged into serious warfare against him.

All attempts proved abortive, however, and last night Warnock opted for the devil he knew, albeit an injury-bedevilled one in Kabba.

When that effort proved abortive, the mayor endorsed the Republican, Gov. George E. Pataki, rather than Mr. Cuomo's then-bitter Democrat rival, H. Carl McCall.