When Jack displays skepticism about Holli and the idea, Holli abandons him to search for the spike on her own.

Tarrow displays skepticism at the notion that digital ties and communication can overcome interpersonal trust and ties.

Metcalfe's expression displayed only bland, amused skepticism, but his mind reeled.

Roe v. Wade was still fresh in the public imagination, and the authors displayed skepticism, if not downright hostility, toward what remained a male-dominated medical profession.

In fact, when first faced with Frollo's intentions for summoning him to Paris, Phoebus openly displays skepticism over being called on "to capture fortune tellers and palm readers."

The three-judge panel displayed skepticism toward the Clinton Administration's position that blanket confidentiality was essential to protecting the President.

The S.E.C. said the auditors had "substantially ignored the substance of the transaction and persuasive evidence in conflict with the accounting treatment and failed to display appropriate professional skepticism."

The sorcerer's wrinkles writhed, displaying skepticism.

Other proposals display skepticism that German reunification is something to cheer about.

Over the years, Mr. Pickering has displayed skepticism toward cases involving civil rights and expressed doubts about well-settled principles like one person one vote.