Word: doubting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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More cynical, or possibly more realistic, law-enforcement authorities doubt that these grand goals can be achieved. But they nonetheless admire the determination and the sophisticated tactics that the current prosecutors are bringing to a battle that has been fought, mostly in vain, ever since the crime-breeding days of Prohibition. Even the doubters concede that the new campaign is off to an impressive start...
...recession because they believe interest rates will remain relatively low. During the past two years, the benchmark prime rate, which banks charge their best customers, has fallen % from 13% to 7.5%. The board believes the full benefit of low interest rates has not yet been felt. The economists doubt that the Federal Reserve will allow rates to move up until the economy is considerably stronger. Indeed, they suggested that the Fed should push down the cost of borrowing a bit more...
...Bible, which he had once disdained, he read the first words his eyes fell upon: St. Paul's admonition in Romans 13 to abandon wanton living and "put on the Lord Jesus Christ." Instantly, he later wrote, "a light of certainty pierced my heart and all the shadow of doubt vanished." From that moment on, he was a zealous Christian...
History will no doubt be on the minds of the two teams when they take the field for today's 1:30 kickoff. But once things get underway, the memories are bound to vanish--just like most of the heroes of the '85 classic...
...There are many reasons for contemplation," Oleinik wrote. "But above all, many people have started to doubt the correctness of the site which was selected for the plant...