Meanings of proved unreliable in English

In some cases, however, reports of mass executions and sackings have proved unreliable.

Federal funding has proved unreliable, caught up in fierce debate over the crisis.

Unhappily, the professions and pledges of the vacillating government of Egypt proved unreliable.

The compass proved unreliable, as they discovered that night, when the stars came out.

Most of his college friends sympathized with him, but there was one who proved unreliable.

But the Venetians proved unreliable and, in particular, unwilling to place their ports at Ottoman disposal.

The sensitive selenium cell proved unreliable, however, and this means of communication was destined to failure.

Recently, those methods have proved unreliable and Mbaka has lost crops to unexpected dry spells and unusually heavy rains.

No - Really, the early transmissions proved unreliable, so Tesla turned to a temporary fix so it could begin production.

At first you pursued the project in cooperation with second-tier phyles like Israel, Armenia, and Greater Serbia, but they proved unreliable.

The promises of her husband proved unreliable, so the final parting came, and Blanche started life again with her two devoted daughters.

Prosecutors said their case ran into trouble after testimony from Bruno Iksil, a cooperating witness who had been dubbed the London Whale, proved unreliable.

Their directions, however, proved unreliable, or Babbage failed to find the place, for he lost his horse in the attempt to cross the lake.

Eighteen items were reliably audited and displayed adequate environmental variability, 25 items proved unreliable, and 69 items lacked adequate environmental variability.

Predictably, aged care providers proved unreliable assessors of their own preparedness: 99.5% reported their readiness was either satisfactory or best practice.