Sentence examples for plain skepticism from inspiring English sources
Regulatory holdups, budget limitations, and just plain skepticism have slowed things down.
But mostly the criticism has reflected plain skepticism; the fear that corporations will gladly accept the invitation to dress themselves in the rubric of human rights aspirations, but will not make any of the serious changes to their business models that many advocates feel is necessary for meaningful human rights change.
General Dempsey, who has long made plain his personal skepticism about the entire enterprise, said at the Senate hearing, "It won't surprise you to know that we will have not only an initial target set but subsequent target sets should they become necessary".
Paine acknowledged that he was indebted to his Quaker background for his skepticism, but the Quakers' esteem for plain speaking, a value expressed both explicitly and implicitly in The Age of Reason, influenced his writing even more.
But what Missourians lack is a robust self-skepticism – the ability to admit that we are wrong, or plain don't know.
But the skepticism has quieted down, whether for cynical reasons, a growing sense of respect for the I.N.C. or plain desperation.
There was some reasonable skepticism leading up to its airing, followed by a response that ran from politely negative to just plain negative.
The skepticism is understandable.
