Sentence examples for that proved useful from inspiring English sources

When Israel, Britain and France invaded Egypt in 1956, Mr. Arafat, as an Egyptian military reservist, is said to have taken a course in which he learned how to use mines and explosives, skills that proved useful.

But the fusion of Hollywood with the Kennedys was a potent cocktail, one that proved useful when Schwarzenegger ran for governor in 2003.

After leaving the government last year, he gave a speech in Houston, in which he said, "The question would not be, Did you get information that proved useful?

Her track record includes stints at investigative reporting, a skill that proved useful during the recent run of WikiLeaks disclosures, in which she played no small part.

He was a diplomat before he became a commander, something that proved useful later when he had to keep together the coalition of armies ranged against France.

A new foreign minister had yet to be appointed, so Dove-Edwin was designated Sir Geoffrey's host, establishing a strong connection that proved useful when he was sent to London the following year.

The second tenet is to partner with – and refrain from criticizing – authoritarian governments that prove useful in the fight against terrorism.

Those lines that prove useful can then be processed and placed in vials for long-term storage in liquid nitrogen.

Over the years, I have developed special techniques that prove useful in calming young babies, including the most restless ones.

Recent studies have identified numerous specific biomarkers from blood and urine for monitoring of graft function after kidney transplantation that prove useful in earlier diagnosis (Table  1).

Post initiation has more clinical relevance since it helps identify substances that prove useful in preventing the recurrence and progression of precursor lesions for colon cancer [ 33].