His assertions were received skeptically by the authorities.

Oddly enough, the President's actions have been received skeptically by the media, which have confused regulatory reform with deregulation.

Disney's poll was received skeptically by the advertising and movie industries.

Her insistence that she only wanted to talk to him, that he was a witness, was received skeptically.

But that was received skeptically, given the sums involved and the fact that Daiwa acknowledged six other instances of tobashi.

Vice President-elect Al Gore's suggestion that no tradeoffs were needed between environmental regulation and economic growth was also received skeptically by some economists.

Einstein discovered Louis de Broglie's work, and supported his ideas, which were received skeptically at first.

The Secretary's argument for early military action were skeptically received by Democrats on the panel.

And where they are received skeptically, they have not been effectively applied.

Ads are received grudgingly and skeptically, thereby creating "a big, receptive market for advertising bashing," he said.