Yet Mr. Bark wonders if there might be a larger perception problem at play.
If we take that example of the Scandinavian conversation, I believe we should be thinking about a much more expansive, much larger perception of ourselves, much more involved in the world.
"Times Square has always been this signpost for whatever's going on in New York City, for good or ill, and when there was a very heavy homeless population, it all contributed to a larger perception that New York City had lost control of the public realm," said Tim Tompkins, the president of the Times Square Alliance.
True, the president's party is suffering, beyond its singular troubles on health care, from a larger perception problem about its competence and responsiveness.
Certainly, the larger perception is that the public option has been suddenly resurrected.
By and large, this perception did not change in the last four decades of our direct engagement in biology research.
Many experienced obstetricians complain that as Americans have grown larger, the perception of what constitutes obesity has shifted, leading to some complacency among doctors.
Yes, she's had a remarkable career and a particularly good year (with her turn as a geriatric nurse in Getting On a must-see sitcom performance), but it sometimes feels like her shadow looms too large over perceptions of women in stand-up.
At best it's changing a larger American perception of Indian-American.
If he or she is still unable to identify any of the largest optotypes, perception of hand movements is observed.
