Sentences with phrase «skeptical look at»

The latest book by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and legal writing guru Bryan Garner takes a skeptical look at judicial decisionmaking, criticizing judges who stray from the text in interpreting statutes and constitutional provisions.

I do not take for granted that a new Justice will be as prepared as Justice Stevens was to take a skeptical look at the exercise of government power in criminal cases.

Muller decides to take an open - minded and skeptical look at the evidence, and decides to change his mind.

«Something Is Rotten in the State of Denmark: A skeptical look at The Skeptical Environmentalist,» Grist Magazine, December 12, 2001.

White takes a skeptical look at the potential for such an existence in his chapter on «regional» art scenes: «Milwaukee as Model.»

A skeptical look at the new breed of «indexers» who focus on weighting portfolios by fundamental factors, such as dividends and cash flows, rather than market capitalizations.

In the New York Times, Natasha Singer takes a skeptical look at the involvement of tech entrepreneurs in school reform efforts.

Penn and Teller take a skeptical look at New Age medicine and its outrageous, unsupported claims of healing despite a heap of evidence that it doesn't work.

The hosts take a skeptical look at stress and the modern attitude toward «curing» what was once considered a normal part of everyday life.

More recently, an essay by Chapman and Alan Harris in the Sept. / Oct. 2002 issue of «The Skeptical Inquirer,» «A Skeptical Look at September 11th» was selected by Richard Dawkins as one of the best science / nature essays of the year and was published in late 2003 in a compendium by Houghton - Mifflin; it was republished again in 2009 in a collection of S.I. articles ed.

The New York Times took a skeptical look at the power couple's plans in «Young, Rich and Relocating Yet Again in Hunt for Political Office.»

Along the way, they take a skeptical look at some of the much - hyped claims about online politics, including that it has transformed fundraising, advertising and organizing, that it both «balkanizes» politics and brings new voters into the political process, and that YouTube is the new killer political application.

Though the US industrial sector is down 2.3 percent in the past month, Jim Cramer is recommending that investors take a skeptical look at the foreign industrial sector as well.

Not exact matches

Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek.

The guidelines range from «be skeptical of headlines» and «look closely at the URL» to «look at other reports» and «is the story a joke?»

With a majority of wealth managers offering seemingly similar services, it is likely that when the forever - skeptical Gen Xers look at the wealth advisor space, they don't immediately see what differentiates one financial professional from another.

In the end, it may be best to look at scientific studies with a skeptical eye — especially if the research sounds too good to be true.

The reason I'm skeptical about that is that if you look at, first of all, what's priced in, QE in the U.S. caused the dollar to weaken on the announcement, but when the actual purchase was started, the dollar started to recover.

However, if you look at some of the comments he made over the past few years, he was evidently skeptical of conversion therapy.

But when I looked at the Gospel for the day (John 20:19 - 31), it became very clear to me that here is a story, a story of Jesus» appearance to the disciples when they were in hiding after the Resurrection... this was a real opportunity to say something about that story and about the faith which is built around people who were fearful, were skeptical, and into the midst of them, somehow, in a way that was ultimately moving, comes the presence of Jesus through locked doors and barriers of skepticism, cynicism, and doubt, all of these things that prevent ourselves from being God's people.

I look at skeptical view points as well as those who say that things in Bible are facts...

I'm skeptical that anyone would look at this list and argue that herein is a critical mass of contemporary writers that enjoy a broad and incisive and collective purchase on either professional literary culture or general reading culture today.

recipients of my olive oil cakes always looked at me like i had 3 heads when i told them what the cake was - but then the moist deliciousness changed their skeptical minds.

(Don't cast a skeptical eye at the squash... just look at all the ways you can use it to sneak in extra nutrition.)

Even the players you should be skeptical about (looking at Jake Marisnick) are talented enough to get at least a trial on a transitional team.

Now, I am not skeptical of the former Manchester United striker's ability in front of goal and the different dynamics of his game that he will bring to Arsenal but, if you're looking at Welbeck to lead you all the way; you're putting too much pressure on the new man.

But before we start digging into the big trends, let's step back and look through a slightly skeptical lens, at least for a moment.

«I remember looking at her résumé and background, and I have to say I was skeptical at first.

If you are skeptical, just take a look at the programs some universities have tailored to deliver the knowledge that is needed to break into cosmetics science.

The U.S. has the ability to innovate, looking at market possibilities 25 years down the road; we need to somehow restore that kind of vision,» he added But some attendees were wary of an overreaching government and skeptical of Schwarzenegger's motives.

In this wide - ranging, humorous talk, Seth Shostak takes a look at Star Wars and other science fiction films from the point of view of a skeptical scientist, tells stories about the movies he has been asked to advise, and muses about aliens from space and how we might make contact with them.

«I wish it were not so, but I'm somewhat skeptical that we're going to learn an awful lot about Earth by looking at other planetary bodies.

I decided to at least try T - Tapp, though I was still skeptical (again with the whole «looking like an aerobics class» thing).

I was a little skeptical initially about the softness and added small qty of baking soda, but looking at the result I am confidently going to do away with the soda part the next time I prepare these.

Of course, if you've looked at a few yoga videos or articles, you might be skeptical about the benefits; obviously, even the most intense yoga routine doesn't compare with something like interval training or deadlifts.

What makes even more sense is when you look at evaporated cane juice (which is what coconut sugar essentially is), it has a GI of 55 (I can't find a range for it by the way, so I am a little skeptical of how much research has been done on it).

Now my response was rather skeptical (as a vegan who would never eat gelatin even if all this was true)-- but I also believe that we must always look at the facts scientifically... so I would really appreciate your scientific opinion on these health claims for what I think is maybe the latest health fad going around, and are their the same risks associated with gelatin as other animal proteins in general?

Even though I was skeptical at first that a natural product could get me the results I was looking for, I am now totally hooked!

I was a little skeptical at first, but after looking around the site I found quite a few dresses that I was really drawn to.

At first, I was skeptical, thinking that the pieces would look or feel cheap, but after ordering a piece, I actually realized how awesome the quality is.

I was skeptical at first until I spotted a few bloggers styling it, and they looked darn good.

I was a little skeptical at first because I've bought dresses that haven't looked anything like the picture.

At under $ 5, it makes sense to be skeptical, but this concealer will cover everything (blemishes, redness, discoloration, and so on) with a smooth matte finish that never looks cakey and stays on forever.

I was a little skeptical at first but the whole look turned out to be super trendy.

Although at first people were a bit skeptical, it quickly became one of the most preferred platforms for singles looking to mingle.

I was skeptical about Bane at first, preferring Batman's next opponent to be Penguin or Scarecrow, but I have no reservations about him now — he looks and acts downright evil.

In short, regardless of whether we're looking at teachers or schools, voters seem to be more skeptical about using state test scores as compared to other policy options.

Space is too short to highlight every noteworthy feature, but here are a few that have stood time's test: E. D. Hirsch's placement of progressive education within the Romantic tradition (first issue), Joel Best's skeptical view of school violence (2002), Michael Podgursky's discovery of the well - paid teacher (2003), Bruno Manno's and Bryan Hassel's takes on the charter movement (2003), Brian Jacob and Steve Levitt's technique for catching teachers who cheat (2004), Barry Garelick's jeremiad against progressive math (2005), Frederick Hess and Martin West's exposé of school «strike phobia» (2006), Roland Fryer's identification of «acting white» (2006), Clay Christiansen and Michael Horn's vision for virtual learning (2008), and Milton Gaither's authoritative look at home schooling (2009).

There's reason to be skeptical of the sociologists» conclusion — again, they didn't look deeply at the educational experiences of their subjects, which might have explained a lot.

We're still skeptical of that claim, as Hunter conceded that he «like [s] to look at our concept cars as having purpose, but that's all I can say.