Example sentences of "[pers pn] is doubtful [conj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is doubtful that such activities can be interpreted as remnants from pre-communist society , soon to disappear as socialism or communism comes of age . |
| 2 | Answer guide : Managers would be using it to plan future activity levels , order stocks , employ labour etc. whereas bankers are more interested in an overview of where the business is likely to go and perhaps also as a monitoring tool , although it is doubtful that such a level of sophistication is applied to the majority of enterprises . |
| 3 | It is doubtful that either of those professionals will shop for you . |
| 4 | Territorial boundaries seem also to have been tacitly adhered to , and it was usual , especially in London , for funeral furnishers to limit their operations to the confines of the parish in which they were situated , and though many of the late eighteenth-century trade cards include the words ‘ Funerals performed to all parts of Great Britain' , it is doubtful that this offer was ever taken up . |
| 5 | It is doubtful that any other army could have coped without resorting to massive retaliations . |
| 6 | It is doubtful that any one of the described prevention programs — in isolation — will effectively prevent abuse . |
| 7 | And , it is doubtful that any of the described prevention programs , unless well-integrated into the fabric , the values , and the mores of a given community , and indeed neighbourhood , will effectively prevent abuse . |
| 8 | Cases were ascertained from multiple sources , and it is doubtful that any were missed , although we can not be certain . |
| 9 | ‘ You may think it is doubtful that any words can express what he did to that young girl , ’ he told the jury of eight women and four men . |
| 10 | It is doubtful whether such an explanation of naturally occurring polymorphism could be tested without long-term , detailed recording , not only of the variety of genetic changes occurring within clover populations , but at the same time of a detailed recording of the known hazards in the life of the clover plant over the seasons and the years . |
| 11 | It is doubtful whether such social occasions bring about any lasting reconciliation between the two groups . |
| 12 | It is doubtful whether such charges were justified . |
| 13 | It is doubtful whether many would dispute Honderich 's first two points . |
| 14 | It is doubtful whether many of the denizens of Admass society saw themselves as victims in the way Priestley did . |
| 15 | The Conservatives did not increase these allowances , but it is doubtful whether many voters were influenced to change their allegiances on this issue . |
| 16 | It is doubtful whether many such classifications are of any use at all , for it is more difficult to remember the results of the classification than the individual landforms . |
| 17 | But it is doubtful whether many Greeks were taken in by such propaganda . |
| 18 | It is doubtful whether either of these distinctions would bear scrutiny on the broader canvas of moral and social philosophy : the moral thrust of Caldwell is that people are often just as much to blame for failing to think as they are for thinking about their actions and its consequences , and this very argument was applied to rape in the paragraphs above . |
| 19 | It is doubtful whether these palls would have been considered for outdoor use , their materials being too precious to risk inclement weather and inconsiderate birds . |
| 20 | It is doubtful whether these last two charges could properly be regarded as offences , for such licences had frequently been sold in the past , and the surviving evidence does not provide conclusive proof one way or the other about the usurious nature of Latimer 's and Lyons 's financial dealings . |
| 21 | However , such is the power of the executive in our system that it is doubtful whether these new committees can do other than play a rather superior pressure-group role . |
| 22 | However in many cases it is doubtful whether these are anything other than the traditional wage system in a new disguise — for ‘ merit ’ , ‘ loyalty ’ and ‘ cooperation ’ , which are often tied to length of service have been used as major criteria for wage increases granted in this fashion … managements have not proceeded hastily towards full-blown wage rationalization because of their own concern with preserving worker identification with the enterprise … |
| 23 | It is doubtful whether any other golf course , with the exception of St Andrews , has been written about so much , photographed so lavishly and expanded upon so frequently . |
| 24 | In fact , the film was set in the 1950s , but it is doubtful whether any but a few of the millions who watched the film appreciated that life in a mental hospital is any different today . |
| 25 | It is doubtful whether any system could succeed in these contradictory aims . |
| 26 | Without a personal make up which is acceptable to others , or without the ability to form and maintain relationships generally , it is doubtful whether any sexual relationship of value will arise . |
| 27 | It is doubtful whether any organisation approaches to either of these extremes . |
| 28 | It is doubtful whether any organisation approaches to either of these extremes . |
| 29 | In actual fact it is doubtful whether any of the Indians with whom Columbus had direct contact ever ate human flesh . |
| 30 | It is doubtful whether any Government could have surmounted the world slump in trade and the financial crisis of 1931 ; but MacDonald 's was memorably inept . |