Sentence examples for are somewhat dubious from inspiring English sources

Great significance and antiquity were long claimed for many Scottish family or clan tartans, but the meagre references to "tartan" that can be gleaned from 15th- and 16th-century writings are somewhat dubious.

We expect researchers to be better informed about current research, and everyday consumers to be more susceptible to the health claims of food marketers, even if the claims are somewhat dubious.

While the claims of many curl-enhancers are somewhat dubious, there are a number of products on the market that claim to curl up naturally straight hair with washing.

It may have been somewhat dubious before.

He was somewhat dubious about what he might learn from a remote event, but participation was free.

On the other hand, Iowa's stated reason for being reluctant to declare a winner — the ballot counts from eight precincts could not be certified — is somewhat dubious.

But it was a very different type of threat and a previously conceived solution, regardless of how rational, might have been somewhat dubious.

At 64 pounds, the WaveCrest bikes are far heavier than ordinary models, he said, "so I'm somewhat dubious that they'll work".

As a computer science student who has been somewhat dubious of the 'Maker' movement for reasons I have found difficult to place, Morozov's criticism of the Maker movement and its 'hacker' predecessor struck a chord with me.

Although Robert's chronology is somewhat dubious because the task of copying was left to his successors, his account of Henry's experiences in continental Europe is extremely valuable, and his use of such other sources as Fulbert of Chartres, Eadmer, and Bede is reliable.

He sang a song "composed of two syllables" that were "devoid of any meaning, but he made them alternate with incredible dexterity in a very rapid tempo," accompanying them with his right hand, which, placed under his left armpit, produced "a succession of sounds which were somewhat dubious but very rhythmic, and which might be euphemistically described as resounding kisses".