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Example sentences of "is doubtful if [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1	Now , new offices were being built for it on the other side of the road , but they were not quite ready , and meantime , the new publisher from the East and his editors functioned in an atmosphere of such utter confusion that it is doubtful if an efficiency expert could even have fought his way in through the door .
2	It is doubtful if the mill could ever be operated on a commercial scale and in Wilf Medlam 's words it is ‘ a desirable and harmless anachronism , doing its bit to satisfy the immense demand for 100% wholemeal flour ’ .
3	In fact the uncertainty is so wide that is doubtful if the forecast would be of much value .
4	But it is doubtful if the problem can or should be solved with spending cuts alone .
5	But it is doubtful if the problem can or should be solved with spending cuts alone .
6	As for the opposition , Gaselee has his eyes on Royal Athlete who finished third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup , Zeta 's Lad who has won five races this season , but is doubtful if the ground remains on the firm side and surprisingly Garrison Savannah who has been rather overlooked by the National pundits this year .
7	It is doubtful if the image of the conventional family ever accurately described the majority of families in Britain .
8	It is doubtful if the material is there for a first-class combination . ’
9	It is doubtful if the material was actually used in this way , but the engraved sealstone is another art that does revive in Greece at this time .
10	However , in nearly all the instances of so-called casual working in manufacturing examined , it is doubtful if the term " casual " was applied correctly .
11	It is doubtful if the claim of the kings of Burgundy and Italy to bear the title emperor had more substance than the fact that they held the north of Italy and the chief routes over the Alps and were therefore in a position to put pressure on the pope .