The target area would be saturated, that was certain, but Erik doubted whether it would work or not. |
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He doubted she would be there, considering they were practically done with their scheming, but he was willing to hope for anything. |
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Many critics doubted the wisdom in signing the Celtic player at all, but they were totally baffled at the decision to hose him with money. |
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Besides, I seriously doubted she was in the market for an out-of-work writer who falls asleep driving. |
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It was a massacre and a stunning reversal of fortune for a guy who was widely doubted as a big-game quarterback. |
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I mean you doubted me, you got yourself caught by the biggest meanie in the world. |
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It seemed that everyone doubted the market for liquor all the way out here, and that few ships came bearing a load such as ours. |
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And besides, short of knocking him senseless with a piece of plank, Michael doubted he could convince the other man to leave his side. |
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They never doubted his love, even if he could not put it into words the rest of us would understand. |
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He doubted anyone would mind if he caught a brief nap before they set off this afternoon. |
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I didn't want to say good bye to Bess, for I doubted that I would have such a friend at court. |
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Whatever he had planned for him today, he doubted that the shakes and a cold sweat would go over well. |
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Many doubted that we would ever see the day, but it has now come and the town and townspeople will be all the better for it. |
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She doubted that it would make scintillating television, but it was better than nothing. |
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The discoverers were sure, he says, that antiprotons did indeed exist, although he doubted that they could be observed. |
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As usual, Mike's genuine modesty understated his ability, but then he sincerely doubted his talents, even though they were there for all to see. |
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He tossed his apple core to a grey mongrel dog that had been trailing him though he doubted very much that it would be appreciated. |
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Even Carolyn could turn a cartwheel, so Ellie doubted that she could make the squad. |
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He watched the sitcom blankly, and she doubted he was actually paying it any attention. |
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Yeah, he was pretty hot, but I doubted he owned a tee shirt that didn't have Abercrombie or American Eagle blazoned across it. |
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She had grown up hating her husband's bloodlust, and no one doubted murder when he shot her during one of his hunting trips. |
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Lucie highly doubted that there would be other punishment since her parents weren't usually strict disciplinarians. |
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Despite its protestations to the contrary, the Second Circuit must have doubted whether we are really at war. |
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He told her that he doubted whether any real lady would make a present of pajamas to a gentleman. |
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Kaye claimed that the manuscript dated from the twelfth century AD and he even doubted that it was of Indian origin. |
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Redfern said he doubted the law would be overturned and dared anyone to challenge it. |
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Nobody doubted these were sharks' teeth, as they had two curved cusps and a well-developed root. |
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Economists and investors who doubted it just six months ago are now voicing a full-throated yes. |
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The biographer must always be doubted, cross-questioned, read between the lines. |
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Kieran held the animal to the rapid pace with a soft croon of reassurance that Michael doubted he felt. |
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They doubted that he could possibly be looking for a pen in the dead of night. |
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The doubted statement is corroborated to a greater or lesser extent by the other statements or circumstances with which it fits in. |
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He points to the fact that in the judgment which we have given we have not doubted the verdict of the jury. |
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Peter doubted the absolute truth of these statements, but he did not doubt the General's heart and his pluck. |
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Those who doubted, and they were few, spoke of a man of integrity with a strong commitment to republicanism. |
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I doubted that my father would but I waited anyway, just to see if I was right in my speculations about my fathers paternal instincts. |
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The Canadian police doubted he was a genuine amnesiac and held him on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant. |
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He at first doubted his student's suitability for the instrument, suggesting instead that he take up the trombone. |
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I know how cruel this game can be and I never doubted that everyone would give of his best and that is as much as we can expect. |
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On a lighter note, if you ever doubted that some people have far too much spare time, then looking at this will set you straight. |
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Few doubted the final result of the war, none could have predicted such a quick result. |
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That Morris had an inherent preference for handwork over machine work cannot be doubted. |
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It wasn't just that he doubted whether such nostrums would deliver the promised effects although he did doubt this very much. |
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I smiled in spite of myself, and somehow I doubted my teammate knew how much that really meant to me. |
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He swung open the door and saw a big giant sitting down on a spindly chair that Leon doubted could hold him up. |
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Jack knew that Angela wasn't the type of girl to grind while dancing, and he doubted whether she knew how to. |
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Some people have doubted its veracity, but I'm willing to take it at face value. |
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If anyone doubted the veracity of his research or the authenticity of his photographs, he would fly into a violent rage. |
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The committee doubted if adequate personnel with proper qualifications could be provided to the right units to make a balanced force. |
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The existence of a cover-up is not doubted by anyone in particular, you understand, it's just ontologically a doubtable concept. |
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I had a tendency to reinforce my beliefs far too much when I thought people doubted me. |
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Last week, she made her intentions abundantly clear, especially to those who doubted that she had the balls to run for high office. |
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I was friendly with Robson for almost forty years and never doubted that he was a learned and gifted if not very productive critic. |
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They had planned for this, but he still doubted whether or not it was really going to work. |
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That extraction mission was made difficult by the circumstances and the fact that she doubted the validity of the operation. |
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I doubted my own sanity at times, and was afraid for what it really meant about me and my future. |
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In fact, he doubted her creditability, until she pulled out a map she had bought from one of the merchants in Sernual. |
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I simply mentioned that I wouldn't mind going to Skuba but doubted my friends would come. |
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He doubted corporation tax figures would disappoint by year end, given the strong performance of the banks and the multinational sector. |
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Padlin doubted his eyes were visible, shadowed from the overhead gaslights by the brim of his beaver hat. |
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If anyone doubted the BBC's bias before they'll surely be having second thoughts today. |
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If anyone doubted his songwriting credentials, this sharply conceived social drama confirms his status as one of Britain's best. |
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Anyone who doubted this had only to look at the actual behaviour of human beings in all the societies in the world. |
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If anyone doubted his right to be a Ryder Cup player, let alone a hero, that result speaks for itself. |
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However, he never doubted his genius as a Renaissance man or the importance of his work for future generations. |
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The successful outcome of this dispute will also serve as a warning to management who doubted the resolve of union members. |
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She, 44, said she never doubted her son's innocence, despite the fact police have identified him as their only suspect. |
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I have never doubted her ability to make a positive contribution to this community. |
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I doubted that he'd test an untried legal theory against the nation's biggest gun manufacturers. |
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Though he had fine words to say about democracy, in truth he doubted the ability of the people to act wisely. |
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I seriously doubted my ability to drive so Mike and Christine came to my rescue again. |
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His ability as a ball carrier cannot be doubted by anybody who pays this game more than a passing glance. |
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She said she doubted its ability to run the service, and asked the Executive to start negotiations with other operators. |
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If we doubted what we saw or seemed to question authority, we were seen as rebels, unsaved, or just plain unspiritual. |
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Even at the book's launch party, over glasses of poor quality House of Commons wine, one or two people doubted this was what had really happened. |
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The willingness of the mass of civil servants to serve the regime loyally cannot be doubted. |
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She seriously doubted a lumpy mattress would make for a good night's sleep. |
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I have never doubted what he was referring to whenever he barked out his slithery tag phrase. |
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She had never done so before, but she doubted that she was meant to be his intellectual equal anymore. |
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A fierce hitter who is tough against the ran, he has proved wrong the skeptics who doubted he was durable enough to be a longtime starter. |
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I would have doubted my own sanity at this point, if I were the doubting type. |
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Even if this Alexander fellow had saved her from the shady Grim character, she doubted that he would have withheld information from the great Sir Marcus Grigsby. |
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A lot of people doubted that this was the case, she says, despite the plethora of anecdotal evidence. |
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Like Retsky, Demicheli doubted the dominant view of how cancerous tumors grow. |
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The disquieting voices of the few people who doubted that complete abstention was achievable for most problematic consumers were drowned out in a sea of treatment optimism. |
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The huge rotors made hardly a whisper as they coasted, and the engine whine was so muted that the sergeant doubted anyone outside the compound could even hear it. |
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I doubted, as I watched over the little boy's head, that the old man would live, but there were always several people who had strong wills to live. |
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Even then, most of us doubted he would show up and actually sign the papers allowing him to enter the 1992 New Hampshire primary. |
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In his remarks, Ahmad doubted that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict could ever be peaceably settled. |
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Right after my 12-year-old son died, however, I doubted I would ever read again. |
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At the time, I doubted his identity, but later I verified his name and photo online. |
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Even the five AAU officials present that day in Honolulu Harbor doubted what they saw, and they resurveyed the length of the openwater course multiple times. |
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The Islamist party, the FIS, was winning what no one doubted was a free election when the military stepped in and annulled the results of the election. |
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Iraq is now a sovereign state and its power to expropriate Camp Ashraf, after paying appropriate compensation, cannot be doubted. |
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Gilbert Blane and Thomas Beddoes, highly esteemed authorities on scurvy in the 18th century, rightly doubted that there was any antiscorbutic virtue in malt. |
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He doubted any would stop him if they'd seen his coat of arms. |
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His boots padding against the floor were muffled because of the thick carpet, and he doubted he was making anymore noise than a cat stalking a mouse. |
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It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world, as have these lowly organized creatures. |
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I wanted the character to be sufficiently normal that no one doubted what she said, that she didn't come across right from the start as a madwoman. |
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However, he does admit there were times he doubted his own sanity. |
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Nor is it doubted by historians that Ibrahim the Mad had two hundred and eighty women of his seraglio sewn into sacks and cast into the Bosphorus. |
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Lily doubted he was serious, but just maybe she had misjudged him. |
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Raven doubted that any woman had ever been this bold with him before. |
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I'd never sleepwalked before, and highly doubted that I did now. |
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But, I repeat, no one doubted that he who controlled the Conan Doyle copyright could also say yea or nay to the further use of the character Sherlock Holmes. |
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And if she doubted what she was hearing then the people all around them with their widescreen TV's and Nicam surround sound probably dismissed the racket too. |
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Some readers also doubted that the Scots see the English as oppressors. |
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I said I doubted whether Andy would be able to stay for tea, having no wish to inflict Peg's famous boiled bacon hock, or her philosophy, on any of my friends. |
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His sister and Charlie were still on their honeymoon, and he very much doubted that Leanne would be much of a comfort if she dared to come at all. |
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And he wasn't the only one who doubted the relationship would endure. |
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I never, not for a single moment, doubted how he felt about me, never worried that I'd have my heart broken again by another faithless man I'd foolishly trusted. |
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While many doubted that Carlson's process, based on electrostatic charges and photoconductivity, could really work consistently, he remained steadfast. |
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For some reason, I doubted Daniel would come home for Christmas. |
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Franklin Roosevelt spoke fluent French and German and worked to create the United Nations, but no one doubted that his allegiance was to America above all. |
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Although Norwich's custumal prohibited serfs from becoming freemen, it may be doubted that a thorough enquiry was made of the background of each applicant. |
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There are also plans to dig a culvert to carry water if the drainage ditch is full but he doubted there was enough room to dig one within the width of the road. |
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Today's scholars need not be embarrassed that earlier scholars doubted the notion of pre-Columbian Viking journeys to America many years after many nonexperts accepted it. |
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He never doubted, and gratefully recognized, Mary's own contribution to the device of the joint monarchy, and her death on 27 December 1694 prostrated him for months. |
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She wanted him to stop, wanted to plead for her release, but she disdained to beg for him, and she doubted that it would influence his intent in the slightest. |
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I recall considering grabbing the gutter on the roof edge as it rose past me, but doubted it would do much but slow me for an instant and pull me off balance. |
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After some thought, I tried to epoxy the little piece that broke, although I doubted it would hold because the break was at the worst stress point. |
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So destructive was Vabaza that detractors doubted Shabani's boxing ability and called on Vabaza to prove himself against a more formidable fighter. |
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I doubted Conner had anyone out there other than his family. |
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A lot of people doubted him and said that he wasn't county material. |
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Smith doubted that Perchta descended from a pagan goddess, but thought that she was the personification of Epiphany, derived through folk etymology. |
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He had reached the end of his training time, and though in the end he was able to turn everything around and pass with flying colors, Nuke still doubted himself. |
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Harry doubted that Snape had even heard her strictures on Mulciber and Avery. |
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But whether he fully comprehended the great truth upon which that rock stood and stands, may be doubted. |
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Few ever doubted that there was truth behind the account of the Trojan War in the Iliad and Odyssey. |
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Raised as a devout Calvinist, he believed a conversion experience was necessary for salvation, but doubted he had had one. |
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He doubted if strategic bombing could achieve its aims, but ending the air war would be an open admission of defeat. |
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Doc Savage doubted that he would carry out the threat, and thought the plane was still airworthy. |
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It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands. |
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So the contest between the two can be doubted as a historical or traditional one. |
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I have always doubted the existence of life on other planets. |
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Significant controversy followed the decision, as it was doubted if the producers had made the right choice. |
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From the moment he started dating my mom, I never doubted that it was meant to be. |
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The brain trust also doubted until it was too late that the Japanese could steal a significant chunk of GM's truck and SUV sales. |
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As I hooked up my safety harness, I realized I'd doubted the saneness of my decision to hunt nearly a dozen times. |
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Those friends who knew Ronald and Edith Tolkien over the years never doubted that there was deep affection between them. |
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The office was on a mostly residential side street. It did not look professional, and for a moment he doubted he was in the right place. |
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In Chicago, the American Medical Association's quidnunctious Dr. Morris Fishbein doubted the efficacy of the Gandhi suicide technique. |
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The eurosceptic leader said he doubted that the photo was staged but said he would not comment on Ms Hopkins. |
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However, modern scholars have doubted that this voyage took place, and consider this letter a forgery. |
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It may be doubted whether any character can be named, which is distinctive of a race and is constant. |
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Unferth, a warrior who had doubted him and wishes to make amends, presents Beowulf with his sword Hrunting. |
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Men who doubted the value of Enlightenment favoured the measure, but so too did many supporters. |
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Thompson, a high school dropout, said with rare perspicuity that he doubted the FBI would hire him. |
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Some scholars have doubted this claim, while others believe it may be true. |
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In spite of defending indecency, Jacob doubted whether he liked it in the raw. |
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Although Patton might have spun a line across the narrow neck, I doubted his ability to hold it. |
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Nobody had doubted that these negotiations would produce a form of Irish government short of the independence wished for by republicans. |
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Gamelin and the other French commanders doubted that they could move any further forward before the Germans arrived. |
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The documents were captured but Allied intelligence doubted that they were genuine. |
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The skeleton was examined by Gottfried Leibniz, who had previously doubted the existence of the unicorn, but was convinced by it. |
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Dave was as steady and solid as she was fickle and fly-away, and in some way Dave, who never doubted anybody, doubted her. |
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Napoleon needed funds to wage another war with Great Britain, and he doubted that France could defend such a huge and distant territory. |
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He wrote that testimony might be doubted even from some great authority in case the facts themselves are not credible. |
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She doubted if the offer was real because the only record company she knew was Virgin Records, and she took a friend with her to the meeting. |
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The bartender was a droid, as most were, but she doubted this one had been programmed to listen cheerfully to customers' hard luck stories. |
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He saw the Vorticist movement as finished and doubted his own future as a poet. |
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However, the idea that the earth moved around the sun was doubted by most of Copernicus' contemporaries. |
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The great interest which attaches to the mere knowledge of these facts cannot be doubted. |
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Hooker increasingly doubted the traditional view that species were fixed, but their young friend Thomas Henry Huxley was firmly against the transmutation of species. |
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Some critics of the new Poor Law noted the similarities between Kempthorne's plans and model prisons, and doubted that they were merely coincidental. |
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Because ritual played the central role in Roman religion that myth did for the Greeks, it is sometimes doubted that the Romans had much of a native mythology. |
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These theories are speculative but perhaps less so than Strabo's contention that Pytheas was a charlatan just because a professional geographer doubted him. |
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They possibly doubted that the bridge had been repaired due to the presence on board Sir Galahad of the Royal Engineer Troop whose job it was to repair the bridge. |
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The RSPCA were well aware that ratting was legally ambiguous, and when they received a report of a conviction for ratting in Hull in 1868 they doubted the legality of it. |
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Blake, however, pointed out that results in local elections had been moving against the Conservatives, and doubted if Disraeli missed any great opportunity by waiting. |
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The argument mentioned at 1166a35, that friendship with oneself is possible only so far as one is two or morefold, has had its authenticity doubted. |
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Many centuries later, the Venetians claimed that the treaty had recognised Venetian de facto independence, but the truth of this claim is doubted by modern scholars. |
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Breton initially doubted that visual arts could even be useful in the Surrealist movement since they appeared to be less malleable and open to chance and automatism. |
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Iranian scientists have produced the nation's first nuclear fuel rod, a feat of engineering the West has doubted Tehran capable of, the country's nuclear agency said Sunday. |
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But this is now doubted by most scholars, who see the languages as already present, and possibly dominant, in the Bronze Age, and perhaps earlier. |
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They now no longer doubted, but fell to work heart and soul. |
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And although we feele it not, it is not to bee doubted, if a continuall ague may in the end suppresse our mind, a tertian will also breed some alteration in it. |
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Prem, who knew him slightly from Dehra Dun, remembers Dhillon cheerfully telling everyone that the firangi were glad to have Indians patrolling their wire. This Prem doubted. |
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From at least 1777 various people have doubted the Dezhnyov story. |
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During the second half a remarkable transformation took place and England started playing an expansive game many had doubted they were capable of producing. |
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At one end of the reception spectrum, Rene Descartes was a cursory reader of Galileo who doubted the empirical validity of the odd-numbers-law of free fall. |
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Even in the domestic law, commentators have doubted whether cohabitational cases are really explicable on the basis of the law of unjust enrichment. |
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