We are there for less tangible reasons – to sample the atmosphere, say farewell to these all-consuming Games, breathe the same rarefied air as these magnificent athletes.
We also checked each article in terms of whether there were descriptions regarding industrial support, tangible outcome, and sample size calculation in the methodology.
Their comments included suggestions to make the research achievements more tangible (perhaps by listing sample publications or presentations) and make it clear that my research career has been a success, so there's no implication that I'm leaving because of failure.
And then there are samples of the tangible results of all this busyness: solid steel bases each weighing between 614 and 815 pounds; steel leveling plates to ensure the verticality of the poles; the vinyl poles themselves; the fabric panels (each rolled around a cardboard tube three inches in diameter in preparation for unfurling); bolts and self-locking nuts that will total 165,704.
Tangible examples include system-wide glycoproteomics studies detecting thousands of intact glycopeptides from hundreds of glycoproteins from diverse biological samples.
The planes are intended to ground the three-dimensional nature of the sample within a tangible environment and provide an interface by which aspects of each mode (say, for the MSI mode, peptide intensity) can be selected for a given slice through the sample.
The universe is defined by a frame, a list of identifiable, tangible units that may be sampled and studied.
Moreover, the shoeshiner might decide to add a receipt or a sample of shoepolish as tangible evidence of good care.
OXFAM, ONE, the World Food bank (WFP) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are just a sampling of organizations with tangible programs, innovative ideas and active campaigns dedicated to long term and practical solutions to prevent future famines.
And while it is known as the "business records" provision, it actually permits the collection of "any tangible thing" (such as blood or DNA samples) as long as it can be called "relevant".
