Sentences with phrase «considerable skepticism»

«I was met with considerable skepticism,» he recalls.

But despite all the political attention, there is considerable skepticism among economists about the scope for fixed rail to solve congestion.

The new cold war — the title of a book I wrote amid considerable skepticism in 2007 — is fought on different fronts, for different aims.

Walking away from the comfy confines of the corporate world to start our own business was not only scary but we also encountered considerable skepticism from family and friends.

There has always been, and continues to be, considerable skepticism concerning the federal government's fiscal projections.

But I also feel a responsibility to caution educators to approach brain science with considerable skepticism.

Moral concerns aside, there was also considerable skepticism about whether market incentives would actually be successful in reducing pollution.

There is also considerable skepticism whether quantitative easing will do any good at all, especially since the central bank has waited so long.

Among other things, he has vowed to unite a group of renegade state Democrats — though that initiative faces considerable skepticism — announced that prison parolees will now be allowed to vote, and taken a sudden interest in New York City public housing.

I would normally view a book with such a title with considerable skepticism even though, as the previous blog post reveals, I've long been a believer in having a 5 to 10 % position in some combination of gold or precious metals stocks, mutual funds or ETFs, or the underlying physical metals (coins or bullion bars).

Early versions of the new Windows 8Windows 7.5 phone have been well reviewed, but there is still considerable skepticism that this Nokia - Microsoft combination can dislodge Apple.

When BlackBerry announced the DTEK 60, there was considerable skepticism surrounding how the phone would fare.

There is considerable skepticism among investors about whether this drug candidate will actually work, and as a result, 5 million Medico shares have been sold short of its 25 million shares outstanding.

His arguments have met with considerable skepticism and resistance from other scholars, and the putative instances of homosexual relationships that he finds in the earlier period tend to underscore how very exceptional they were as a deviation from the norm.

In the wake of President Obama's press conference last Thursday, there was considerable skepticism — bordering on contempt — for his assertion that now was the time for the Senate to pass his jobs bill.

Both met with considerable skepticism and even ridicule at the outset.

In one fell swoop, Apple created the new tablet market and sold tens of millions of iPads in spite of a global economic downturn and considerable skepticism.

There is considerable skepticism among investors about whether this drug candidate will actually work, and as a result, 5 million Medico shares have been sold short of its 25 million shares outstanding.

other key elements of Seafarer's philosophy including his considerable skepticism about the construction of the various EM indexes, which leads to some confidence about his ability to add considerable value over what might be offered by passive products

For evidence of this, consider well - respected consultant and legal futurist Richard Susskind whose early work «The Future of Law» was met with considerable skepticism and even derision in some legal circles.

A judge should view with considerable skepticism any claim that a reduction in the support pay - ments, temporary or indefinite, would have been proper.

And once more, the company and its car were met with considerable skepticism and snark from the automotive press, which, despite running almost entirely on graft is accustomed to seeing finished, drivable products from companies with vast production and distribution networks.