Sentence examples for a general scepticism from inspiring English sources

A general scepticism about cultural honours boards is encouraged by examination of the record of the Nobel prize in literature.

The first and most obvious reason for this abstention is that behind a general scepticism about war lies a more conflicted sentiment, as people overwhelmingly sympathise with the democratic uprisings in both Syria and Libya.

The government and the thousands of voluntary helpers enthusiastically welcomed Angela Merkel's open-door policy, and the president of the Austrian bishops' conference, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna, rushed to the border to personally welcome the refugees, but a general scepticism about the people entering the country soon became apparent.

As well as exemplifying the nurturing female qualities the boys' club lacks, Nina has to fill in the missing acres of backstory; explain the novel's landscape, themes and characters; represent a general scepticism in the matter of Douglas and his domination of his friends; and, increasingly, to act as a yardstick of normality while remaining witty, beautiful, clever and kind.

There is a general scepticism regarding the use of lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC) for structural applications.

"There is a general scepticism about free trade," says Steinbock, recalling massive protests against global trade in Seattle in the 1990s.

This is a recurring theme on the streets of Motherwell, along with a general scepticism over additional powers and if they will be delivered.

Likewise, when it comes to Stroud's position, as he himself admits, the indispensability and invulnerability he speaks of 'might not seem like much reassurance in the face of a general scepticism' (Stroud 1999: 168), given that it not only does not rule out the possibility of falsity, but also seemingly gives no additional reasons for taking that possibility less seriously.