And yet the wariness, the unwillingness to give him the benefit of the doubt as many did in 2010, is palpable and should worry Tory HQ as it heads down the final straight.
For quite a long time, there was a palpable sense of worry and excitement that Mr. Pelosi, who was a suspect right away and who later married Mr. Ammon's widow, might go free, even though virtually the entire tabloid reading public was convinced of his guilt.
The worry is palpable in Jefferson County, home to Cape Vincent, and neighboring St. Lawrence County.
The worry is palpable in and around San Juan, even as far away as Ponce, that the problem is getting worse, not better.
Two such rises and falls might be thought inconsequential, but by the time the stock rises yet again, worry becomes palpable.
The worry was palpable in the questions submitted to Mr. Putin, a fraction of more than two million sent in via the Internet, telephone, text message and live video feed.
During Saturday night's show, when they duetted with Craig David, the havoc they created was so palpable that you briefly worried that they'd tear a hole in the time-space continuum.
The worries are palpable in Ghatkopar, a Mumbai suburb where scores of families from rural areas have come to take shelter in a camp set up by a local politician.
There's a palpable sense of stretch (and worry, as paid sales numbers slip) but hey! who cares about red and blue lines when sweat and ingenuity can tip over the board so palpably?
The relief of not having to worry about money was palpable.
