Anxiety is mounting that the credibility of Swedish science is at stake in the wake of a scandal at the Karolinska Institute (KI) involving surgeon Paolo Macchiarini.
Then, on Thursday, Martin Enserink wrote that, with "[a]nxiety... mounting that the credibility of Swedish science is at stake in the wake of [the] scandal," "[t]he Royal Swedish Academy of Science weighed in on the affair [that day] with a strongly worded demand for a new, fully independent investigation".
More recently, when doubts about Coulson's credibility were mounting – doubts Cameron must have shared – he appears to have taken refuge in a more cynical position, calculating that if a paper trail were ever found, he could say he was lied to.
The admission came after two weeks of mounting questions about the credibility of the veteran who was one of nine named sources cited in The A.P.'s Sept. 29, 1999, report, which was the first to show that Americans had taken part in the killings.
Ban faces mounting challenges maintaining the credibility and authority of the UN over the Syria conflict, as Russia appears determined to withhold support for any punitive measures against the Assad regime, while the UK and US have both signalled that they are prepared to act without a UN mandate in the face of a Russian and Chinese veto.
Alex Salmond staged a dramatic fightback in the Scottish independence campaign after mounting repeated attacks on the credibility of no campaign leader Alistair Darling in a bloody confrontation in advance of next month's referendum.
In October 1997, Gates' attorney asked Humphreys County Circuit Court Judge Jannie Lewis to suppress West's testimony, citing the mounting questions about West's credibility, and about bite mark evidence in general.
Justice Chaudhry had insisted he could rule fairly in the case, but he stepped aside after mounting criticism that he was hurting the court's credibility.
The pressure on the Security Council to take action against Syria has been mounting steadily, and several members have said that the credibility of the United Nations would be at risk if the Council failed to take a decisive step.
Vocabulary: paralyzed, barricades, tabulation, electoral, ousted, descending, anarchy, exile, throngs, protégé, credibility, legitimacy, recount, thoroughfares, voided, illegible, haggling, mounting Extension Activities: 1. Research and write a "prequel" to the news segment you produced in class.
