Skeptics said the desolate location would bury them.

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Skeptics said that may be wishful thinking.

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This really gets down to what a lot of skeptics have said about downloading music.

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Apple's iPhone has proved wrong skeptics who said the handset wouldn't resonate with consumers in Japan because it lacked many uniquely Japanese features.

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"Our publishing businesses are greatly undervalued by the skeptics, " Mr. Murdoch said in a memo to staff.

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