And for the first time since the Great Depression, there has been no appreciable increase in the number of white-collar jobs.

The Fire Department and the mayor's office would say only that they had witnessed an "appreciable" increase in interest.

"But I am not looking for any appreciable increase" from that level, he added.

Police officials said that even with fewer officers there was no appreciable increase in mischief or arrests.

According to Fisher et al. (2007), relaxation of some or all these assumptions would lead to an appreciable increase in cost estimates.

Among women an appreciable increase was observed in both geographical areas during 1943-87 (p for trend<0.001).

Another report, though, showed that consumers, lacking any appreciable increase in incomes, cut back spending by a tenth of a percent.

Lieutenant Freud said at midnight there had not been an appreciable increase in calls from the public.

He did not see an appreciable increase in the rate of work, but the sergeant seemed satisfied and stood back.

Only condominiums, with a median price of $162,500, saw no appreciable increase in price.