As a result, only large immigration shocks would have a palpable effect on the well-being of native populations.
But the Greek crisis had a palpable effect even on countries under no obvious pressure from financial markets, especially Britain, where the new coalition government announced tax increases and dramatic cuts in spending.
Representative Roy Blunt of Missouri, the Republican majority whip, said the televised images of the beheading had a palpable effect both on public opinion and the mood among lawmakers after days in which the focus had been on embarrassment and anger over prisoner abuse.
And the husband would be bound to decapitate himself (shouting 'I told you so' in his final seconds)." Beard's charming command of her subject has had a palpable effect in England, where the university study of classics is on the rise, even as French and German are falling off.
At one point, they showed a photo montage of Mr. Bloomberg dressed as Uncle Sam over the words, "I want you for NYC Service," the name of the plan The idea, Mr. Bloomberg said, is to capitalize on a local history of activism and volunteerism and channel New Yorkers' goodwill into worthy causes that could have a palpable effect.
Above all, he convinced his listeners that what he said actually mattered – that the way we read texts has an immediate, palpable effect on our characters and daily lives – and he was able to do this because he believed it to be true.
No magic wand, the legislation would nonetheless have a very palpable effect on a country importing 60 percent of its gasoline needs.
In recent financial quarters, as advertising rose to flood tide levels, the circulation decline had no palpable effect on revenue.
That's not to say that exercise is not making the children healthy in other ways, says Wilkin, just that it's having no palpable effect on their overall size and shape.
