At this reference to his impending departure, there was a slight but perceptible shift in Domino's body language.

"There was a perceptible shift in attitude," it said, in summarizing the intelligence chief's accounts.

The night sky made a barely perceptible shift from black to deep blue, but it was noticed at some unconscious level.

Mr. Cardenas and others say there is a perceptible shift away from almost automatically embracing self-determination for minorities.

Before he could reach the console, a barely perceptible shift alerted him to the imminent failure of the artificial gravity systems.

But even if the Joyce's goal is to be inclusive, where does such a perceptible curatorial shift leave a new generation of downtown choreographers?

It had been a barely perceptible shift, perhaps nothing at all.

The reasons for the subtle but perceptible shift are not immediately obvious, given that there have been no personnel changes on the court since 1994.

There was a perceptible shift in attitude.

Jadway made a more perceptible shift; tightened for a spring toward the door.