Sentence examples for authorities doubted from inspiring English sources

In fact, some authorities doubted whether governments had the right to change ancient customs at all.

Law enforcement authorities doubted his account and believed he dropped out to arrange a truce with his enemies in the Mafia.

Another Tymoshenko associate, a former economic minister, Bohdan M. Danylyshyn, fled to the Czech Republic and was granted asylum there last month — an indication that the Czech authorities doubted that the case against him had merit.

Authorities doubt this explanation.

And courts have ruled that being cleared of criminal charges does not entitle them to the property if the authorities doubt their right to it.

Many authorities doubt that Fleming was the first scientist to notice that when agar plates were contaminated with Penicillium mold, bacteria did not grow near the mold.

Related: Rio's authorities doubt US gold medalists were robbed.

When you go to the police they want to get rid of you, the authorities doubt you.

Susan Foister, the exhibition's curator and a known Holbein authority, doubted its authenticity.

Even the religious authorities, though, doubted her.

By June 20, McClellan had been satisfied that Jackson had been heavily reinforced from Richmond, though other Federal authorities still doubted it (O. R., 11, part 1, p48).