The British designer, twice nominated for an Academy Award, is particularly celebrated for his ability to make fairy tale or sci-fi spheres into palpable reality.
The soprano Lise Lindstrom brought a cool allure to the title role, her focused and steely voice flaring into palpable fire when it was called for.
Ted Thomas brought his wonderful sharp slink to a love 'em and leave 'em episode that had Ms. Egtvedt sinking into palpable pain.
Part of the pleasure of looking at Ms. Crawford's paintings is vicarious: you feel the meditative, slowed-down attentiveness of her process as, with precise yet sensuously painterly application, she brings into palpable existence a Heinz ketchup bottle or a pair of black skis on the floor.
There are no numbers in here". My grin turned into palpable confusion.
Much of what we do can be measured and distilled into palpable, tangible data.
In today's NYT (1/4/08) he wrote that Iowa was an earthquake because Obama won so handily, turning -- at least for now -- what had been an "ethereal" dream into palpable reality.
Uncle Daoud described the coming on of the high as an elated experience, filled with wonderment and euphoria and tinged with a thrill that grew into palpable fear as they lost their way.
