Example sentences of "[prep] doubt [subord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a remarkably brief document , providing so far as service of documents is concerned for letters of request to be addressed by a diplomatic or consular officer of the requesting state to the competent authority of the requested state , and for the execution of any request the authenticity of which was not in doubt unless the requested state considered that this would be contrary to its public policy . |
| 2 | The future of the Scottish grass-court championships , one of the warm-up events for Wimbledon , is in doubt after the Bank of Scotland yesterday withdrew its sponsorship because of ‘ soaring costs ’ . |
| 3 | The future of the controversial James Bay hydro-electric project in northern Quebec [ see ED 56 ] has been put in doubt after the state of New York cancelled a US$12,500 million contract to purchase 1 million kilowatts of electricity from the plant . |
| 4 | The future of Spain 's last remaining brown bears is in doubt after the government has decided in principle to go ahead with the construction of a major dam in a valley that is crucial to their habitat . |
| 5 | Do n't be sidetracked into answering a surface problem or comforting the person in doubt if the alien presuppositions are left unchallenged . |
| 6 | Rye should furnish the topography , so that no one who knew Rye could possibly be in doubt where the scene was laid , and I would call it Tilling because Rye has its river , the Tillingham . |
| 7 | One deal with Shell and Exxon to develop a $1 billion liquid-natural-gas project was put in doubt when the foreign partners , wary of the politicians , insisted that an independent arbitrator , not Congress , must settle disputes . |
| 8 | Sometimes it is open to doubt whether the language used by your employer , taken in context , amounts to a dismissal . |
| 9 | Further , and more important , it was open to doubt whether the nobility was properly trained for war . |
| 10 | However , the position is open to doubt where the husband has not elected that some other house should be treated for capital gains tax purposes as his main residence for the period . |