slight doubt
collocation in Englishmeaningsofslightanddoubt
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slight
adjective
uk/slaɪt/us/slaɪt/
small in amount ...
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doubt
noun[C or U]
uk/daʊt/us/daʊt/
(a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially about how good or true ...
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(Definition ofslightanddoubtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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His report showed that he had aslightdoubt, for he referred to the superiority of north-south communications.
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I believe it is someslightdoubtabout the wording which has really caused the trouble here.
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There is aslightdoubt, but the intention is perfectly plain.
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Aslightdoubthas arisen in the minds of the members of some of these societies.
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I have aslightdoubtabout what is defined as quarrying.
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I am in someslightdoubtabout it.
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I am in someslightdoubtwhether this matter will be interrupted at seven o'clock.
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I have oneslightdoubtor feeling of unhappiness about this.
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The onlyslightdoubtin my mind is whether the word"incapacity"would be construed as being limited only to something in the nature of physical incapacity.
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There seems to be someslightdoubtabout this matter.
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I am left with aslightdoubt, however, about whether the exercise is part of a massive political fraud.
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I have aslightdoubtabout the drafting of the amendment.
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I had aslightdoubtabout the amendments.
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I have aslightdoubtabout the value of this debate.
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I only have oneslightdoubtas to the emphasis which my noble friend puts upon that at this moment of time.
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It had left in my mind aslightdoubtas to exactly how this was to be handled.
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I have aslightdoubtabout whether these large sums of increased taxation will produce the desired returns.
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There is aslightdoubtin my mind about how far a shipyard can be diversified.
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If the word "otherwise" were included there would be aslightdoubt.
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I supposed that he had someslightdoubtabout the question of the electoral deposit or some question of that sort.
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