Since the law changed, I have seen an appreciable reduction in cell phone use while driving. From LearnThat.org.
appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
3He can be produced in appreciable amounts in nuclear reactors. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Physics 1996] Reference
The report says an "appreciable" percentage of funds accruing from lotteries and gambling should be used for the government's. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The central bank no longer called the risks "appreciable," a notable change in Fed-speak, while also saying it will "act in a timely manner as needed.". From Wordnik.com. [Chop, Chop] Reference
But yesterday's statement also dialed back the sense of urgency, dropping the "appreciable" from what it said last Tuesday were "appreciable downside risks to growth.". From Wordnik.com. [Fed Moves to Curb Risk of Recession] Reference
In other news, I'm apparently fond of the word "appreciable". From Wordnik.com. [BlueOregon] Reference
Any kind of appreciable decrease in the amount of oil we import from abroad. From Wordnik.com. [Sadly, No!] Reference
Stern said "appreciable" strains continue in credit markets -- a roadblock to recovery. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
They point out that the word "appreciable" means "capable of being noticed, estimated or measured and noticeable". From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
He said Mr Obama also pointed out that he came into office having recently carried "appreciable" credit-card debt. From Wordnik.com. [The Australian | News |] Reference
Even if the Congress spokesperson had used the word "appreciable", its use, presumably to mean "laudable", is incorrect. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
Bob waited an appreciable moment for him to reply. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Line] Reference
I waited -- no appreciable succor reached from above. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Germans, appreciable enterprise was manifested in another direction. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
Have the efforts of the past 25 years made any appreciable difference?. From Wordnik.com. ['We Need to Change the Social Norms'] Reference
A wind, if of appreciable strength, develops another and graver danger. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
They have made the bad less worse, but not appreciable better enough for many. From Wordnik.com. [Danny Schechter: As Economic Team Bails, System Fails To Create Jobs] Reference
But cadmium has been used in paint and jewelry for decades with no appreciable danger. From Wordnik.com. [Students Aren't Allowed To Touch Real Rocks] Reference
"HAMP has not put an appreciable dent in foreclosure filings," SIGTARP's report to Congress notes. From Wordnik.com. [EXTEND AND PRETEND: The Obama Administration's Failed Foreclosure Program] Reference
We're talking about additional targeted measures that we think can make an appreciable difference. From Wordnik.com. [Obama To Offer Plan To Spur Job Growth] Reference
He seemed to have no appreciable estimate of time or place when relating his marvelous experiences. From Wordnik.com. [A Pirate of Parts] Reference
The 22 states that already require waiting periods report no appreciable decrease in violent crime. From Wordnik.com. [The Politics Of Crime] Reference
And even the few banks that are claimed to be well managed, have no appreciable effect on the system. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
That has helped keep mail-back rates steady in 2000 and 2010, but it hasn't led to an appreciable increase. From Wordnik.com. [Making It Count: Alternative Ways to Gather Census Data] Reference
Only Baker among the pool of substitutes made an appreciable difference, closing the gap from 21 points to 14. From Wordnik.com. [Gunning For Quayle] Reference
Mr. FEINBERG: I'd like to think that if you look at the entire menu, we've had an appreciable impact on pay, going forward. From Wordnik.com. [Pay Czar Slams Bank Executives' Bonuses] Reference
Let us understand the appreciable difference between the blues& jazz, because the sadness& chaos have become all the same. From Wordnik.com. [Is All] Reference
In eight or ten days it contained no more sugar; while the other, after twenty days, still contained an appreciable quantity. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
In fact some six months after the outbreak of war there was an appreciable lack of precision on this point in French military. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
At first, though horse after horse fell to the ground, stunned, there was no appreciable effect on the thousands in the drove. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship] Reference
The hickories and pecans are not attacked to any appreciable extent, but at least some of the chestnuts are very attractive to this pest. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950] Reference
One, my network is not set up for Yuan and two, for any appreciable weight in stones I would need a truck to carry all the payment in Yuan. From Wordnik.com. [Girls with Guns] Reference
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