Word: doubtful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...industrial development of our nation is deep seated, and when they are sure that the unsocial in our midst are eliminated, they will turn to Management's help ... to get the ship back on its course. They know industry has the ability; its good faith alone remains in doubt...
From the undergraduate point of view, the issue is particularly important. In recent times there has been a trend toward concentration in the social sciences; enrollments in government and economics courses have swelled with amazing rapidity. There is no doubt that many of the men in these courses are ready to enter the government service if only the possibility of a career in this line were more apparent...
...pardon me, but I think I can make a point concerning your comments and your readers' comments on errors in pronunciation as perpetrated over the radio by certain prominent speakers. I doubt that there is any such thing as perfect speech. There are dialects, tones of voice, inflections and peculiarities characteristic of the inhabitants of various sections of the country. The so-called American language is a conglomeration of these various speeches and accepted usage is often a matter of locality...
...formation of effectives in divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions and so forth shows beyond doubt that the organization is intended for civil war. Documents...
Whatever the rating he gives him, there can be no doubt that his favorite musician is Jean Sibelius. He owns three radios and never misses a broadcast of his own compositions, tuning in inaccurately and listening intently to the resultant howling mixture of music and static. "You must be a good, very good musician to listen to radio," he says, "to get details...