Meanings of proved poor in English

But in the past byins have proved poor of general election results.

If Red Springs might have proved poor picking, John Clay's stables did not.

The little dog-eared books in the meeting-house proved poor reading sometimes after such entertainment.

In fact, both Landseer and Leslie proved poor sportsmen-theyhad no heart for killing things.

Crops had proved poor in the autumn; the children had the measles and Mrs. Manning a run of fever.

Some idea may be abroad that because the Hindu troops are not still in France that they proved poor fighters.

Pat's companion, another Irishman, Peter Disney, looked very sulky at these remarks, and Michael suspected that he had often proved poor Pat's tempter.

Hunting had proved poor that day, for there are lean days as well as fat ones for even the greatest of the jungle hunters.