Ropes that have been severely stressed have tapered sections which are visibly or palpably thinner. It is also palpably untrue in this case. He described the action by Ofcom as "thoroughly deplorable as well as palpably cynical". Suddenly he awoke and was palpably Chou. Peripheral lymph nodes are often palpably enlarged. The leader of Bristol City Council described the electorate as "palpably apathetic" on the issue. However, the officials declared a palpably unfair act and credited the touchdown anyway. The audience was palpably hostile. . . . . No penalties or palpably unfair acts were called, and the Broncos took over on downs. The referee could award 3 points for a palpably unfair act"". By October 1955 tensions along the Egyptian-Israeli border were palpably high. Even at this early age, White wrote about palpably adult themes. Real tunneling (in other words, not cut-and-cover) has increased palpably in recent years.