1.   Although forests absorbs carbon in the short term, there is growing skepticism whether this will affect global warming in the long run.

2.   Along with the short-term pain -- and potential social unrest -- will come a growing skepticism.

3.   Among appeals judges the growing skepticism of juries is reflected by their increasing willingness to overturn verdicts.

4.   And there is growing skepticism about the security of Social Security.

5.   But he and officials at other networks suggested that the verdicts stem from a growing public skepticism about television.

6.   But the industry acknowledges the growing skepticism about gas-well drilling and attribute it to growing awareness of the environment.

7.   European Union finance ministers will attempt to restore credibility to their battered plan to create a single EU currency amid growing skepticism in financial markets.

8.   Even within the Clinton administration, there is growing skepticism that the North Koreans will take the deal, or that Congress will go along.

9.   His announcement Thursday follows growing skepticism among US allies that the plant produced chemical weapons components, as the Clinton administration has maintained.

10.   Lipper Analytical Services said those votes may indicate growing skepticism among investors.