Sentences with phrase «many sceptical»

Many in the central bank, including outgoing Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, are sceptical that monetary policy can impact public sentiment, so they do not buy into the idea that a change in policy would raise inflation expectations.

But Steel is sceptical of their magic - bullet formulas.

There are some similarities between Melenchon's platform and Le Pen's, as both are sceptical of the EU and globalisation, but they differ sharply on other issues including migration.

Merkel, 63, said she was sceptical about ruling in a minority government, telling ARD television: «My point of view is that new elections would be the better path.»

However, the study also features ambiguities and limitations that may leave sceptical readers unconvinced.

Mr Mawhinney remained sceptical about Mr Regan's initiative, saying the QBE boss made the process sound «too easy».

«It is the inappropriate and problematic way in which Whitecoat operates that makes the ADA highly sceptical of the extent to which Whitecoat could obtain and provide meaningful, objective PROM type information without having its business interests conflict,» he said.

Many people are sceptical about its feasibility, and some (like Bill Gates) are openly contemptuous of it as a vanity project for high - IQ nerds.

But when asked if consumers might be sceptical of an insurer being so central to their health planning Mr Fitzgibbon said there could be some scepticism.

«I'm sceptical that the People's Bank will really tighten conditions as much as people are expecting,» he said.

Julian Evans - Pritchard, a China economist at Capital Economics, said on Friday that he was sceptical that China's inflation would pick up much from here as the rise in producer prices was due to a rebound in commodity prices, which may not be sustainable.

Mayer said she was «proud to be part of an organisation that from the beginning, in 2007, has been sceptical of — and has been scrutinizing — those requests [from the NSA].»

Moreover, I am sceptical of many of the underlying assumptions and calibrations in these models.

Although Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent went on the offensive to state that more rate hikes were necessary to rein in inflation, analysts remain sceptical that the central bank would do anything more to alter the current monetary policy until more clarity on the Brexit discussions emerge.

Unlike most other Indian entrepreneurs who take social media growth for granted, Mahesh is actually quite sceptical of social media growth in India.

But nonetheless we do regularly visit new companies in new lands, and as long as you maintain a sceptical mindset the pluses tend to outweigh the minuses.

«I am extremely sceptical of automated, algorithmic, Value at Risk, and other business school sanctioned approaches to risk management.

Forgive me if I'm a bit sceptical, but I'm not entirely convinced.

Fingers have often been pointed at the anonymous nature of cryptocurrency transactions and this has been a reason why governments are sceptical on legalizing cryptos.

Russia was a nation that was initially somewhat sceptical about the world of digital currencies, but they have softened their stance somewhat this year.

We are also sceptical that holders of high - yield bonds would be motivated to switch into equities, given the pervasive overweight that already exists in this asset class,» he said.

Even the pro-business press is sceptical about its benefits.

Tonna and Schembri said this was a repayment of an earlier loan, but the FIAU was sceptical, in a report it passed to police in July 2016, and recommended forensic tests to see if loan documents had been backdated.

But while the majority of UK journalists agree fake news is making people more sceptical about the content they read, a startling 93 % are unsure what it means for their publication — or think its impact has been «neutral».

But with an increasing number of businesses making it a focus of their marketing, consumers are understandably getting a little sceptical — particularly when there is not a clear line between the brand and its purpose.

Investors are right to be sceptical.

Be sceptical though of anyone touting a bot delivering guaranteed returns, and be especially sceptical of the profits crypto traders claim to have made with their aid.

I think for us, the reason that we ultimately chose to make that decision is that we live in a very sceptical and cynical world, and we function and live in a culture and in a time when people are wary of leaders, pastors and organisations; that there's a sense of duplicity or lack of transparency.

Many people remain sceptical of miracle claims, no matter where they originate.

Consequently, Islamic apologists will frequently enlist critical scholarship that undermines the divine claims of Jesus, making them unlikely bedfellows with certain sceptical and liberal Bible scholars.

Filmmaker Wilson counts himself as an example of this: «I was pretty sceptical about all this stuff before I started making movies.

When the attempt was made to apply it to individual destiny (which was scarcely in the minds of the earlier prophets), in the sense that the wicked are punished by misfortune and the good rewarded by prosperity, it appeared palpably untrue, not only to the sceptical author of Ecclesiastes, but also to the far profounder poet of the Book of Job.

NCR claims this shows that he too is sceptical about Pacepa's claims.

NCR gives a link to an article quoting some of those sceptical about them (including John Cornwell, who would be, wouldn't he?).

He told Premier: «Other countries maybe if they have more of sceptical approach to working with refugees, depending on what governments in place may see it as a threat or a challenge and may not be as amenable to it.»

We'd be highly sceptical that the robber in question just got lucky.

For all that one has to be more sceptical than was its author on the question of the authenticity of sayings.

Muslim youth also is sceptical and finds no guidance from the Imams and the mosque preachers.

Rather than becoming sceptical, we should marvel that the instances we can so easily take for granted (receiving communion, for example) actually bring us to such a close relationship with God in Christ!

We do not yet possess a mystagogy in the experience of God and his grace which would be practicable for the ordinary pastor and which would appeal to our sceptical, scientifically trained contemporaries.

In later centuries his miracles became central again when people were less sceptical about the supernatural.

Plus we look at amazing dreams that led people to Christ and hear from pastor to sceptical millennials John Mark Comer.

However, Mr Scott told Lady Smith: «Unfortunately it seems to many survivors that they have not been heard by the Daughters of Charity whose sceptical attitude continues to pervade their official response.»

The first century was a sceptical age, when miracles were viewed as part of the glorious past.

It found that out of the subscribers who described themselves as either «curious» or «sceptical» about Christianity:

John Scott QC, representing In Care Abuse Survivors (Incas), said the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul had shown a «sceptical attitude» amid claims of historical abuses at Smyllum Park orphanage in Lanark.

I remain very sceptical of people who think they've got all the answers and there's nothing more to be asked.

I'm always a bit sceptical of anyone who acts with raging certainty about anything.

Instead, we wanted a practical and theologically rigorous treatment of an issue that's too often portrayed in overly esoteric or overly sceptical ways in our churches and culture.

Sometimes a post-enlightenment rationalist way of thinking can make us sceptical about these kinds of experience but these are just some of the tools in our toolkit for daily living.