21. The courts are hearing fewer cases in education and increasingly courts are giving the benefit of the doubt to schools. 22. Referees simply cannot approach games with a laissez-faire attitude, giving the benefit of the doubt to the thugs. 23. What Silverman did _ and continues to do _ is give the benefit of the doubt to a Elizabeth Shannon Whittle. 24. I ve tried to give the benefit of the doubt that these were all honest mistakes, and maybe they are. 25. In the wake of the disturbances in Marseilles, French officials were in no mood to give the benefit of the doubt . 26. Sunday he urged vote counters to " give the benefit of the doubt " to votes cast by military personnel. 27. I was responsible for handling that VFD back then, and considering the cirumstances I rather give the benefit of the doubt . 28. "I give the benefit of the doubt to the police, " he said at a news conference on Tuesday. 29. And I think too many times the referees look like they're giving the benefit of the doubt to the good player. 30. But Lieberman said the vote counters should " give the benefit of the doubt to ballots coming in from military personnel generally.