But truck drivers, who can offer what is perhaps a more tangible assessment of the economy, say they believe growth, at least in terms of the goods they carry, has begun inching up the eastern slope of a "U".
Iran is likely to respond to Washington's notice with another provocative measure, which in turn will beget yet another ― and perhaps a more tangible ― threat from Washington.
His troops would perhaps have preferred more tangible solace; shells that actually exploded, or medical care provided in quantities designed for worst rather than best case scenarios, so that another wave of unnecessary deaths post-battle could have been avoided – but it was very much too late by then.
Perhaps an even more tangible and important outcome of the 2009 meeting and resultant report is the start-up of the Partners in Undergraduate Life Science Education PULSEE) initiative (www.pulsecommunity.org), organized by the three funding agencies and the American Institute for Biological Sciences.
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.
The intention was to unearth the sonic character of objects in our universe, and in the process, perhaps make these phenomena more tangible and comprehensible.
Perhaps we're a bit dazzled and bewildered by the science, or perhaps these Stem subjects seem more tangible, immediate and impressive.
Much of it came in a general sense that they might be about to create something rather than anything more tangible – credit, perhaps, to the solidity of Argentina's defending – but Senad Lulic forced a fine save form Romero with a low header from a right-wing corner four minutes before the break.
The sensation of Mr. Sarrazin's book and his unrepentant posture have also provoked something less tangible, but perhaps more troublesome for policy makers here eager to keep the radical right from gaining a foothold as they have in other parts of Europe.
The results obtained in our study also have wider implications in our understanding of how prehistoric peoples perceived the landscape in which they lived in, understood not only on the basis of tangible elements but, perhaps more importantly, because of intangible aspects such as sound and, in particular, echoes.
