In recent conversations with college science professors, the board has encountered considerable skepticism that virtual laboratories can replace hands-on experience, he said.

They may also encounter skepticism from medical practitioners, who may believe their symptoms are psychosomatic.

Encountering skepticism of her research and its implications, she stopped publishing her data in 1953.

She encountered much skepticism as she tried to find funding for a program to support seniors using computers.

The new budget is likely to encounter even greater skepticism.

But it is encountering skepticism from some consumers, whose participation is critical to the program's success.

Going door to door, he says, he often encounters confusion and skepticism.

But researchers say the idea, which continues to encounter extensive skepticism, is a radical notion for microbiologists.

Government accounts of how the war is going are beginning to encounter skepticism, and rightly so.

I encountered great skepticism inside and outside the utility companies.