Word: doubt
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...they could find Patterson guilty. When he had finished Lawyer Leibowitz and Attorney General Thomas Knight, the prosecutor, went up to the bench, whispered hastily in his ear. "Oh yes," said the judge, facing the jury. "I overlooked one thing. If you are not satisfied beyond all reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty as charged, then he ought to be acquitted." Twenty-six hours later came a resounding thump on the brown wooden jury room door. The bailiff let the jurors out. The foreman unfisted a moist crumpled note, handed it to the clerk. A thin smile faded from...
...fear that the plans are too large to handle and have passed from the range of man's leadership. However, it has already been shown in industry that plans of this magnitude are not dangerous if handled scientifically. General Motors has used such methods successfully, and there is no doubt but that it is a strong, powerful concern...
...candidate to come in contact with many interesting personalities, from a colorful nightclub owner to the manager of a large brokerage house, from a newspaper peddler to the manager of a large department store. In this field one has the chance to make a delightful study of character. Without doubt, the greatest single advantage of the competition is the development of a candidate's self-confidence. He learns the art of meeting personalities and mastering novel situations. The fact that the candidate works under a congenial group of men, all striving toward a common end, adds real zest...
...reliably reported that Mr. Peek served an ultimatum to the effect that unless Mr. Tugwell was taken out of the agricultural building he himself would resign. This may be an exaggeration, of course, of the way Mr. peek feels about it, but there is no doubt that friction has developed, and that Mr. Roosevelt has the task of bringing about harmony...
Dryly from his bench in Bow Street Court last week Sir Rollo said he had no doubt that the Duke of Atholl had planned to do from the beginning what he claimed to have done only after all tickets were sold and the heavenly ideas began to roll in. Sir Rollo pronounced the Duke guilty of violating Britain's 110-year-old-anti-lottery law, fined him ?25, ordered him to pay ?36/158 costs...