Fabulous, colorful, anecdotal stories.

Or maybe there's some anecdotal evidence.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that it is not invoked frequently.

He was a great storyteller. Fabulous, colorful, anecdotal stories.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that the trade is significant and increasing.

Now it's my theory, supported only by anecdotal, personal anecdotal evidence, but nonetheless, that kids get interested in something between the ages of eight and 11.

But private research and anecdotal reports provide a frighteningly similar picture.

I want to go back to that idea of the anecdotal.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that this applies not only to human rights treaties.

So far, that evidence is anecdotal it is hard to exclude placebo effects.

So far, that evidence is anecdotal it is hard to exclude placebo effects.

And then I also feel pulled to anecdotal details that are around the periphery.

An effort had been made to move away from anecdotal information and concentrate on hard facts.

Indeed, anecdotal evidence suggests that the D.V was even more prone to wing failures than the D.III.

There is anecdotal information that another country may be producing for internal use, however this needs verification.

There is plenty of anecdotal evidence indicating traces of cocaine found on bank notes and in water supplies.

On Election Day, journalists reporting from voting stations throughout Russia provided plenty of anecdotal confirmation of Shpilkin s thesis.

However anecdotal evidence suggests there is no discrimination against women in the NGOs in terms of recruitment, promotion or benefits.

But the evidence for this claim is meager and anecdotal. A recent survey found that most small businesses support the reform.

They were press pieces and they were full of outrage, they were full of speculation, they were anecdotal no solid information.

Given the statistical limitations, this note draws on anecdotal evidence and the experiences of developing countries' enterprises in internationalization through OFDI.

They were press pieces and they were full of outrage, they were full of speculation, they were anecdotal no solid information.

Someone observes some instructive case or some anecdotal or empirical regularity, and says, This is interesting let s build a model of this.

But the evidence for this claim is meager and anecdotal. nbsp A recent survey found that most small businesses support the reform.

Someone observes some instructive case or some anecdotal or empirical regularity, and says, This is interesting let s build a model of this.

His colourful memoir Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber (1740) describes his life in a personal, anecdotal and even rambling style.

To date there are no comprehensive official figures on HIV AIDS infections, but anecdotal information points to a high incidence of the pandemic.

The latest anecdotal evidence from the US indicates that the economy is taking a sharp downward turn, which should become manifest in the coming months.

Anecdotal reports of problem gamblers in the local media some of whom have turned to crime to fund their gambling addictions have also alarmed people.

However, anecdotal evidence indicates that the prospect of being suspended from receiving support from the trust fund motivated some Parties to pay their outstanding contributions.

Fuelwood removals were practically unchanged in Europe in 2004, according to national statistics, which is somewhat surprising based on anecdotal evidence that consumption in many countries had risen.

There is anecdotal evidence that such opportunities are often not seized so that concern for consistency of action is warranted and significant efforts for that purpose are justified.

Unfortunately, early anecdotal evidence suggests that these safeguards may ultimately slow down traffic by roughly the same amount of time that the project was meant to speed it up!

Other committee members said there are only anecdotal reports from pilots to support that the devices can interfere with aircraft systems, and most of those reports are very old.

While data could be gathered or interpreted to achieve any desired result, there was strong anecdotal evidence to support the view that the post adjustment in Rome was inadequate.

Anecdotal data suggest that women are more likely to commit suicide than men (Kaltantano, 2000) however, no study is available to confirm the relationship between violence and suicide in Vanuatu.

In addition, there is lack of validation of the estimates of the lost resources, even by means of anecdotal descriptions of fish kills at the time of the alleged damage.

The anecdotal data annexed to the CCAQ document provided some useful insights into the reasons for voluntary departures, but more data would be needed before meaningful conclusions could be drawn.

There are no available statistics on the extent of trafficking or the number of victims but anecdotal information points to a widespread pattern involving several persons and thousands of child victims.

Although the precise rate of unemployment for particular ethnic groups is not known (French law precludes collecting data by ethnic classification), anecdotal evidence suggests much higher levels of joblessness for immigrants and their descendants.

Elsewhere, there are few data on trends in passenger car use, although anecdotal evidence suggests that these trends are increasing significantly, especially in urban areas. For example, all of the case studies used in this chapter,

Thus, while anecdotal information indicates that the more favourable conditions of service offered by other organizations, including those in the United Nations common system, had an impact on the recruitment and retention of highly qualified personnel for peace operations, this information is difficult to document empirically.

For example, Stephen Harmston s oft cited 1998 study points to anecdotal evidence that an ounce of gold bought 350 loaves of bread in the time of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who died in 562 BC. Ignoring the fact that bread in Babylon was probably healthier than today s highly refined product, the price of gold today is not so different, equal to perhaps 600 loaves of bread.