Sentence examples for sceptical position from inspiring English sources

This study develops a sceptical position on state re-territorialisation through an analysis of the South African 'community enforcement' policy.

Such a world-weary, sceptical position only reinforces the neoliberal "end of history" doctrine that change is impossible.

Nick Clegg Despite treading a careful path between Labour and Conservatives during his leadership, the new Deputy Prime Minister called for a more sceptical position on the EU.

Whatever the truth – the Guardian adopts a firmly sceptical position on the undead – the discovery of so-called vampire graves is not uncommon across eastern Europe.

That might have been to do with his ill appearance due to cancer, but was far more likely to be down to the sharpness of his verbal barbs and the fact that 57% of the audience already agreed with his sceptical position according to a pre-debate poll, while just 22% agreed with Blair's side.

Hume's "concession" that evil and God's existence are compatible may have the appearance of (another) "retreat" from a stronger sceptical position.

In the short term, opinion polls showed small shifts towards more sceptical positions, though the failure of politicians at Copenhagen and a very cold winter in the northern hemisphere may equally have been the cause.

An additional RISJ finding is that in both the US and UK, right-wing papers reflected sceptical positions more than left-wing ones and increased their sceptical coverage more after "ClimateGate".

This contrasts with sceptical positions which, even if they grant the metaphysical and semantic dimensions of realism, doubt that scientific investigation is epistemologically powerful enough to yield such knowledge, or, as in the case of some antirealist positions, insist that it is only powerful enough to yield knowledge regarding observables.

There remains a deep national divide that presents a challenge to all major parties, but it appears that a more sceptical Labour position on leaving the EU may yet allow it to hold on to its existing seats while simultaneously appealing to disaffected Tory remainers.

Only Mr Brown, perhaps concerned about his younger opponents' telegenic advantage, has sounded sceptical (though his position has now softened into something like "we'll talk about it later").In this section Angels and demons No farewell to arms Bang to rights The chancellor's eyebrows Top-up teaching Unintended consequences Ready for his close-up?