Sentence examples for of a doubtful from inspiring English sources

Must the party upon whom such a liability is threatened take the chances of the construction of a doubtful statute?

Weaver was told by one printer that "we would not knowingly undertake any work of a doubtful character even though it may be a classic", while another asks Weaver, addressed as "Dear Sir", to "exclude some of the paragraphs which others have taken exception to" if they are to print it.

Isolated coincidences are of small moment in considering the reliability of a doubtful account of a voyage of discovery, but numerous and relative coincidents are impressive.

In Kharkiv, Sinfield noted that "the referee gave a peculiar interpretation of the offside rule and four of the goals scored against us were of a doubtful variety".

EGYPTIAN PROVERB Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that ensures the successful outcome of our venture.

A score of 7 or less indicates a non-case, a score of 8-10 a doubtful case, and 11 or more a definite case [ 54].

This conclusion, however, rests upon a doubtful equation of those "of the circumcision" with Jewish Christians.

At one time the recording of an already established work of art was deemed "uncinematic" and thought to be a doubtful use of the medium.

The intrinsic toxicity of cadmium has cast a doubtful future in this promising field.

A simple measure of mRNA may yield a doubtful reliability.

Autochthonous material is a doubtful source of organics given the uncharacteristically low number of autotrophic protists detected.