Example sentences of "it may [be] doubted " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be doubted that memory mechanisms form the sole basis of these effects , however , given that formally equivalent conditional discriminations using rats as the subjects have regularly found a DOE using a procedure which makes no demand on memory because the conditional cue remains present until the choice response is made . |
| 2 | And indeed it may be doubted if Elizabeth Bowen ever wrote a more beautiful story than the early ‘ Joining Charles ’ . |
| 3 | While it may be doubted whether contestability theory is an appropriate benchmark for assessing markets , as claimed by its protagonists ( for sceptical views see Schwartz , 1986 , and Shepherd , 1984 ) , it has performed a useful role by underlining the significance of sunk costs in the analysis of entry . |
| 4 | Great … as the labours of Mr Hume have been , it may be doubted whether all his exertions can be put in competition with the single act of Mr Bennet in obtaining an accurate return of the salaries , offices and emoluments of the honourable Members . ’ |
| 5 | Even so , it may be doubted that he would have made a greater impact upon the course of history . |
| 6 | But such behaviour is not obviously threatening ( although it is almost certainly disorderly ) , and it may be doubted whether a conviction of the section 4 offence is proper unless the conduct complained of is such that it is likely to lead to further violence . |
| 7 | If that is so , then it may be doubted whether the earlier decision of Bryan v. Robinsons was correctly decided . |
| 8 | But it may be doubted whether he necessarily commits an offence under section 4 should he fail to do so . |
| 9 | It may be doubted , for example , that a single act could give rise to a sensation of harassment ; it would be an unusual use of language to say that a person was harassing another by a single act ( such as a wolf whistle ) , since that term generally connotes an element of persistence . |
| 10 | It may be doubted whether a picket in which the members move around in a circle amounts to a procession ; the term denotes the intention on the part of the participants to move from one location to another . |
| 11 | It may be doubted , however , whether there would be anything in the nature of a public good or public interest defence available as a result of this provision , much less a defence that the words uttered were true . |
| 12 | Further , it may be doubted whether the Chief Justice of the day fully appreciated the implications of his decision for freedom of speech in public . |
| 13 | This seems a particularly harsh result where the person assaulted was in plain clothes , and it may be doubted whether it can be justified in principle . |
| 14 | Once again , it may be doubted whether this is sufficiently high for the most serious cases . |
| 15 | It may be doubted as a matter of law ( as opposed to politics ) whether it is impossible to create a European Central Bank ( or system of central banks ) by the same method . |
| 16 | From this standpoint it may be doubted whether the present image of nationalism is quite so unfavourable as has been claimed . |
| 17 | It may be doubted whether these sources were often on the credit side as long as the papacy had to pay out considerable sums to consolidate its position and to enter into compacts and agreements with some of the towns : but a list of revenues and rents from Spoleto in 1198 is not negligible . |