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Meanings of seem doubtful in English

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Usage of seem doubtful in English
1
Does not that passage in the Gospels seem doubtful to you?
The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories
2
It is all beautiful to her, what may seem doubtful or grotesque to others.
Robert Elsmere
3
Still what she said made his plea seem doubtful wisdom.
Unleavened Bread
4
Nor does it seem doubtful to me what your answer, after investigation made, must be.
Mornings in Florence
5
Mr. Swan has been passed over so many times that his election is beginning to seem doubtful.
Modern Painting
6
Moreover, sometimes the word or phrase rhythm clashes with the metrical rhythm and makes the resultant seem doubtful.
The Principles of English Versification
7
They multiplied controversies instead of ending them, and in some cases made matters seem doubtful that were not so.
Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back ...
8
It was a debt he had never attempted to pay, and now its rapid mounting made even ultimate payment seem doubtful.
The Forfeit
9
If you had been disposed that way, I should have been anxious,-asyou seem doubtful, I fancy it would be safer-
Heartsease; Or, The Brother's Wife
10
There are so many things that seem doubtful because we do not bring the test of the highest motive to bear on them.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Nu...
11
A fortnight ago he would not have thought it possible for Walter Egremont to speak a word of which the sincerity would seem doubtful.
Thyrza
12
Whether it can continue doing so without the euro imploding seems doubtful.
The Irish Times
13
The morning came-andit seemed doubtful whether the promise would be fulfilled.
"I Say No"
14
For a moment it seemed doubtful whether that would have any effect.
The Voyages of the "Ranger" and "Crusader" / And what befell the...
15
It seemed doubtful, at first, whether the boat could be shoved off.
The Three Midshipmen
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So long, then, as the contest seemed doubtful Gregory withheld his decision.
The Church and the Empire / Being an Outline of the History of t...
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