Women who had children born out of wedlock were shunned in Irish society while men were often be given the benefit of the doubt. |
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The only thing I regret is having given him the benefit of the doubt, which he was later able to use against me. |
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For the first time in his career, he is getting the benefit of the doubt from officials on questionable calls. |
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She was not prepared to give even the benefit of the doubt over the question of the mob's fighting prowess. |
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Well, they're certainly concerned, but I think we give the president, our leader, our commander-in-chief, the benefit of the doubt. |
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Business interests think they know he's on their side, so they're inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt. |
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I will continue to give Hailey the benefit of the doubt and assume that in the next few days, he will begin making amends. |
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They could have had very good reasons as why they weren't there and should be given the benefit of the doubt. |
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I'll give the cast the benefit of the doubt since most of them are zombified at some point in the film. |
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I want to give him the benefit of the doubt and accept the fact that he really wants to be treated. |
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They are at the start of a long journey, and must be given the benefit of the doubt. |
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I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that he was confused about how old he was. |
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I know that there are a lot of obstacles in our way but shouldn't we get the benefit of the doubt? |
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In light of his past record, I am happily giving him the benefit of the doubt. |
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It might be foolish of me, but I always give others the benefit of the doubt until it's proven otherwise. |
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I believe in giving people the benefit of the doubt and in my view it has never been proved that Glyn did anything wrong. |
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Unlike many First Nations people in Canada, the Inuit have always given Canada the benefit of the doubt. |
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I always give folks the benefit of the doubt, but when they have such a track record you have to have these things written into a contract. |
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So when we were attacked, we were willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. |
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I think in times like this, we do tend to give the government the benefit of the doubt. |
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Judging by their sworn statements, Smith will always get the benefit of the doubt before a jury of his peers. |
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Or are they to give the benefit of the doubt to the antis, and preserve the status quo? |
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It seems, though, the benefit of the doubt I afforded them was entirely undeserved. |
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The cover is a bit of a let-down, but this album is worth giving the benefit of the doubt to. |
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But I do think that in this brave new world, you have to give the president the benefit of the doubt. |
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Can the transitionally unemployed be given the benefit of the doubt for four to six weeks? |
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The judge acquitted other members of her in-laws' family by giving them the benefit of the doubt. |
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Both umpires claimed that they were unsighted, and were thus forced to give Somny the benefit of the doubt. |
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He's a pretty decent character so I will give him the benefit of the doubt. |
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I give him the benefit of the doubt since he is an attorney and not an economist or accountant. |
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With every fresh blunder and consequent loss of stature it becomes ever harder to afford him the benefit of the doubt. |
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So long as they subsidise laziness, indulge envy, and give little toerags the benefit of the doubt then it doesn't surprise me that the little toerags will carry on. |
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I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and start afresh. |
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Nannies, or daycare employees, are hardly ever given the benefit of the doubt. |
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I gave him the benefit of the doubt, and went on my merry way. |
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I think Warne'd get the benefit of the doubt, except he's got form. |
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I think if you're trying to cultivate people to link to you, perhaps you should give them the benefit of the doubt and not get into an email war with them. |
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Dr. Maxwell said her friends, who called her Betty, gave the old scalawag the benefit of the doubt. |
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They were given the benefit of the doubt, but they should be very careful not to gamble with the trust of the international community. |
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With his silence, I have tried to put together what is already publicly known, giving him every benefit of the doubt. |
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The detention of Mr Miranda subverts the benefit of the doubt that liberal democracies ask for when they arm themselves against terrorism. |
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But I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt based on the fact we'd just slaughtered your whole pathetic group of whiners. |
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I too would have liked to see the benefit of the doubt that we hastened to give reciprocated. |
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The next time you meet some person who is utterly captivated by some undertaking that completely mystifies you, give him the benefit of the doubt. |
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A fissiparous coalition that has lost the benefit of the doubt with many voters. |
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My, or rather our, message to the new government is: yes, we will give you the benefit of the doubt. |
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For this reason, the decision on a child's refugee status calls for a liberal application of the principle of the benefit of the doubt. |
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The right to the presumption of innocence gives the accused the right to have the benefit of the doubt. |
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However, in this case, it is rather hard to give government the benefit of the doubt. |
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The government thought there was a problem to address and, let us give it the benefit of the doubt, there was. |
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When we weigh that evidence, the benefit of the doubt is being applied to ensure fairness. |
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I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and let her try again tomorrow. |
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But he said some young people should be given the benefit of the doubt. |
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But let's give Lapid the benefit of the doubt, at least before we yank it back. |
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Of course now that I am the parent, it would be wrong to assume that the teens I know are up to no good, so I work hard to give them the benefit of the doubt. |
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The last paragraph describes the consequences where a coherent and plausible case does not run counter to generally known facts: application of the principle of the benefit of the doubt to the applicant. |
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Pop harbored enough irony to give it the benefit of the doubt, at any rate, and only the mossback modernist critics condemned it as pandering to mass culture. |
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He asked the delegation whether the military would not consider giving minors the benefit of the doubt or presumption of innocence with respect of their age claims. |
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In such cases, if the applicant's account appears credible, he should, unless there are good reasons to the contrary, be given the benefit of the doubt. |
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This element is assessed as problematic, but the subject is given the benefit of the doubt with regards to his failure to surrender the document during the investigation. |
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Lewis and others argued the stoppage was premature and that a champion should be given the benefit of the doubt. |
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McDonagh gave Cooke the benefit of the doubt. |
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I laughed out loud when I read this, and then decided to extend Borges the benefit of the doubt, given the context of an unscripted conversation in a language that — despite his Anglophilic protestations — was not his first. |
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She was always positive and tried to give them the benefit of the doubt. |
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Coulson, because of his links with the Murdoch empire and his tabloid experience, was given the benefit of the doubt, a privilege once reserved by the establishment for chaps of impeccably upper-class background. |
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And yet the wariness, the unwillingness to give him the benefit of the doubt as many did in 2010, is palpable and should worry Tory HQ as it heads down the final straight. |
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The jury is still out and it is now time to give Romania the benefit of the doubt in terms of its preparations for accession as a fully-fledged member state of the European Union. |
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An illiterate woman, Mai-ch'en's wife is not gainstayed the benefit of the doubt. |
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In compensation cases, an already injured party is usually given the benefit of the doubt by the use of a medium level of proof, such as balance of evidence or probability. |
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When I saw the large guns on the submarine it was just a toss up whether to let the navigator go and use the guns or let him have his pictures but being one of the crew I gave him the benefit of the doubt. |
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But grant Mr Trichet the benefit of the doubt on impeccability. |
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In other words, in considering engaging in and financing of environmental flows, the importance of these flows should receive the benefit of the doubt. |
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In the case of inconclusive results, where a transfusion of blood during the class period is established, the benefit of the doubt is provided to the Claimant. |
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It is easy to see the benefits of open, confident relationships that leave room for discussion, give the benefit of the doubt, that are rich in creativity and solutions, and that allow both parties to exceed their objectives. |
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The court found that although this type of activity was at the extreme limit of public tolerance, the employee still deserved the benefit of the doubt. |
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