Example sentences of "[det] doubt [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The critics were less sure , however , and there were some doubts whether he had been able to combine his apparent religious intentions with the format of a conventional Shaftesbury Avenue entertainment .
2 What purported to be a parliament , called in the name of the Prince of Wales as keeper of the realm , and presided over by Isabella and Mortimer on the prince 's behalf , met in January 1327 , having been postponed nearly a month while some doubts and difficulties were resolved .
3 Despite his obvious scientific expertise , the Board of Excise seems to have had some doubts and in 1845 instructed him and nine other officers to matriculate at University College London and attend classes in general and analytical chemistry .
4 Although British Aerospace are saying that all the work is going to be carried out , one begins to have some doubts and fears as to whether or not that 's 100 per cent true .
5 With a top capacity of some 75 litres it 's large enough for a week 's backpacking , or even extended expedition use , although I do have some doubts as to whether it could stand up to the rigours of expedition life .
6 Viscount Dilhorne , whose speech was concurred in by Lord Donovan , Lord Pearce , Lord Diplock and Lord Cross of Chelsea , after stating the facts , and expressing some doubts as to what Mr. Occhi had meant when he said that he ‘ permitted ’ the taxi driver to take £6 , continued , at pp. 631–633 :
7 But sir we do have some doubts as to whether we would be able to respond to any that should arrive at , let us say , five o'clock tomorrow afternoon , by , let us say , close of play on Wednesday .
8 They had few doubts that the Army could recruit as many regulars as it really needed , within reason , provided the country was prepared to pay enough for them .
9 Best himself seems to have few doubts as to why he got the nod , citing the growing importance of the Divisional Championship as the single most important factor in his — and England 's — meteoric rise .
10 Political commercials might not be as persuasive as is commonly thought , but there are few doubts as to the importance of candidate appearances on ‘ free ’ news broadcasts .
11 I have few doubts as to why . ’
12 The science boys seemed to possess few doubts or uncertainties , they offered clear-cut answers .
13 Some doubt that he was .
14 If there is some doubt that the item will go out , send the information out directly after the broadcast .
15 There had been some doubt until Bodser found the nose-cone of a 3·7 inch anti-aircraft shell , and that settled it .
16 Let me give you some other examples in case you feel there is some doubt because of course it 's one test .
17 There was one vital breakthrough for the nationalist consciousness , though there still remains some doubt as to how deep this was for the Fianna Fáil party : all the parties committed themselves to the recognition of the protestant — loyalist group as having legitimate aspirations and affirmed the need for the recognition of ‘ two sets of legitimate rights ’ coexisting in the island as a whole : ‘ Constitutional nationalists are determined to secure justice for all traditions …
18 Charges have now been dropped but there is still some doubt as to whether Mme Huyghe will be reinstated .
19 Only in Wester Ross and North Yorkshire was there some doubt as to its usefulness but even here 48% and 53% of the respondents could see its potential .
20 There is some doubt as to whether a latent inhibitor can produce this effect .
21 There continues to be some doubt as to whether anyone has authority to consent to treatment in the case of an adult , in the absence of statute .
22 If you do not do so , you may be left in some doubt as to when a constructive dismissal occurs .
23 THERE has always been some doubt as to what exactly a cotinga is .
24 In cases of full surrogacy , where the fetus is not genetically related to the surrogate mother , there appears to be some doubt as to who is the legal mother , and this question will need to be settled .
25 These verses do not appear in all early manuscripts and there is some doubt as to whether they were originally part of Luke 's Gospel . )
26 ‘ There seems to be some doubt as to what warnings were given , ’ he said .
27 Systems of animal ‘ communication ’ are held to be mere signalling systems , systems for which there is some doubt as to the meaningfulness of the messages contained therein as opposed to their characteristic causal efficacy in evoking or triggering certain responses .
28 As we will see , there is some doubt as to whether the distinction between jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional errors of law still exists in modern law , but for the sake of this discussion we will assume that it does .
29 While this has just been confirmed for the next 10 years , until recently there was some doubt as to whether it would be renewed .
30 Although there is some doubt as to whether or not he appreciated this , he could not commit himself without in practice committing his party — unless he was to be replaced .
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