And it would go a long way toward convincing skeptical investors that Indonesia is finally serious about putting its house in order.

But skeptical investors took a hard look at the company's management, and the way it had acquired its technology.

Nonetheless, the extra job cuts seemed to provide some optimism to skeptical investors.

But lately, criticism was coming from skeptical investors.

The company seemed to think that it was unnecessary to explain its business model and its plans to skeptical investors.

But investors, skeptical about the company's prospects, have already begun treating the company as if it were destined to collapse.

IT will certainly take a while for him to convince skeptical investors.

The austere new recovery plan has proved hard to sell to skeptical investors who have seen earlier plans crumble.

The plan includes a new effort to ban strikes, budget cuts and fresh assurances for skeptical foreign investors.

But he said that skeptical investors were "wondering if we can do that."