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.