Unfortunately, Gillian's quest for a neutral power to take over the relics had proved worse than futile.

A third quest should prove quite as easy.

But occasionally, the quest for a space proves maddening, she said.

But the Lebanese people's indefatigable quest for a normal life always proved me wrong.

Dalida's quest for a career in French cinema proved to be of limited success.

In fact, as Lynn watched Alvarez probe the floor, he felt that the quest would prove useless.

These quests proved to be excellent training for my career here.

An online quest for coloring books on Impressionist painters where her son could also color the pictures proved futile.

But, as in the book, this quest is proving vain.

But because enzymes are so temperamental, this quest has proved difficult.