Sentences with phrase «skepticism about the absence»

But in a major shift away from the previous Saudi - led policy of maintaining production to squeeze high - cost US shale - oil producers, OPEC countries agreed to target a lower level of 32.5 — 33.0 million barrels a day, although there was some skepticism about the absence of details on which members would curb output and by how much, which were delayed until the next meeting in November.

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European bond markets initially welcomed the deal made at the July summit, although the narrowing of spreads for peripheral bonds over German Bunds was relatively muted, perhaps signaling a measure of skepticism among investors about the ability of the eurozone to survive in the absence of a formal mechanism that ensures the sharing of liabilities among member states.

Of course another interpretation would simply be to posit that those rejecting the alarming visions of a human - unraveled climate are illustrating another solid human trait — skepticism about overwrought claims in the absence of hard evidence (don't expect that any time soon) or direct experience (same deal, at least in prosperous places).

The premise of «Lead scientist», Richard Rhode's Global Warming Art Project, in combination with Muller's consultancy focus — and some of his statements as noted in other threads here — leave me somewhat less than convinced about the objectivity and skepticism inherent in BEST's approach (not to mention the conspicuous absence of humility).