considerable doubt
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconsiderableanddoubt
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considerable
adjective
uk/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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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 ofconsiderableanddoubtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This finding should raiseconsiderabledoubtabout previous notions that state-level economic prosperity does not impact state election outcomes.
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This study castsconsiderabledoubtupon the revisionists' arguments.
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In these circumstances, we act even though there isconsiderabledoubt.
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Although three-quarters of the 1982 teachers did include popular music in their curricula, there was nonethelessconsiderabledoubtand negativity surrounding it.
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It also means that for most situations even relatively minor risk (which do usually exist - see above) would castconsiderabledoubton the ultimate value of the therapy in question.
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Indeed, there isconsiderabledoubtabout whether the food actually goes to the alleged destination.
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Further, there wasconsiderabledoubtwhether the evidence would support the major allegations against him.
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In the debateconsiderabledoubthas been expressed about the fuel-saving effect of these limits.
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I am inconsiderabledoubtas to what is exactly the law on this subject at the present time.
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Yet they are inconsiderabledoubtas to the effect of the clause.
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Two reports have castconsiderabledoubton whether the skill centres are providing the right sort of training at the right sort of price.
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My contention is that that proposition will give rise toconsiderabledoubt.
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There isconsiderabledoubtamong local authorities about their precise powers in these matters.
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We must expressconsiderabledoubtabout whether mere changes in the law render more effective the work of the law enforcement agencies.
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There isconsiderabledoubtabout the practicability of setting up a new agency to deal with all kinds of pollution.
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There was, very naturally,considerabledoubtas to what coupons really meant.
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Already there isconsiderabledoubtabout the value of circulars, what happens to them when they arrive, and whether magistrates ever see them.
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Does it make sense to produce grants for fish farms when there isconsiderabledoubtabout disease and environmental impact?
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He pinpointed an area which must causeconsiderabledoubtin the community as a whole.
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We are inconsiderabledoubtabout where the day-to-day decisions will be taken which will materially affect our future broadcasting technology.
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