A senior Administration official said some of the questions Soviet officials asked about the plan had a skeptical tone.

Then with a vaguely skeptical tone, the machine asked, "Is any of that possible?"

Foumier could not help a skeptical tone creeping into his voice.

She then asked in a skeptical tone, "And who would that source be?"

"Maybe it already has," I said, retaining my skeptical tone.

His tone, dry and skeptical, made it clear he didn't believe that for an instant.

"You seem very sure of things, Colonel," the woman said in a skeptical tone.

His skeptical tone said how unlikely he thought that was.

Sometimes, it's a particularly skeptical tone of voice, other times it can be a times-up declaration.

At the same time, the Administration sought to change the skeptical tone of its remarks about the peace accord.