Sentence examples for questioning spirit from inspiring English sources

But perhaps this is merely proof that Kalman's most lasting legacy will be his provocative ideas, and the independence and questioning spirit he brought to his work.

But in Republic he is an out-and-out dogmatist, rather than the open-minded, patient, questioning spirit his admirers love.

The "Lord Nelson" Mass demands that intensity of course, but performers in calmer times have often forgotten that and have let the martial and somewhat questioning spirit of the work's opening bars slip behind a veil of Classical courtliness.

Mr. Iyer talks about the "disruptive" quality of the songs he covers, and by that he means the questioning spirit of the music that he identifies with as a listener.

The late work, observing people on the street in India and landscapes in several countries, includes good images too -- he is too good a photographer for it not to -- but the experiments, games and conundrums that dissect the medium with a persistently questioning spirit and an occasional sly smile are what go to the heart of the matter.

Rae's music resonates with the questioning spirit of her youth.

Still, it's working - and there's no questioning the spirit of the side Olsen has built.

And, amid the wisecracks, there's some smart satire about the world of work, and the workers' alienation from their labour: shrewdly questioning the spirit of the beehive itself.

People have been questioning our team spirit since the interview with Michael Vaughan appeared in these pages, but it's important to stress two things.

Film-maker James Toback does not allude to this remarkable encounter, perhaps because he doesn't believe it, or perhaps because Ayer gets a technical knockout, but I felt we could have done with more of the Ayer spirit: questioning, sceptical, undaunted.

The spirit of questioning scepticism in my lecture halls had spilled into my personal life, and I became pessimistic.