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1 This was Herbert's firm belief, but his judgment while generally accurate, had, in this instance, proved defective .
2 It was the tire that had been punctured and sent to the factory for repairs, and the repair proved defective .
3 The fifth Act reorganized the province of Quebec, whose government, under the Proclamation of 1763, had proved defective in several respects.
4 Why, it's like sending back the girl you married because her pedigree proved defective , or because she had lost her fortune.
5 All the funds for this year proved defective : the land-bank failed, and the national bank sustained a rude shock in its credit.
6 It would be comparable to stopping to believe in science, because you bought 3 cellphones that all proved defective almost out of the box.
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