1.   His most noticeable efforts were three slam dunks that demoralized Nuggets center Dikembe Mutombo and brought emotion to the Clippers and a small gathering of fans.

2.   Kenneth Foy designed the unit set and the projections that permit the scenes to shift from New York to Arizona to Florida and back again without noticeable effort.

3.   So far, there are few if any signs that the Democrats are launching any noticeable efforts.

4.   U.S. and European officials, however, say the Palestinians are making a noticeable effort although they should do more.

5.   An investigation launched in September has not yet led to action, but tipsters are making noticeable efforts to restrain themselves from overpraising individual shares.

6.   And there have been noticeable diplomatic efforts to win aid and recognition from the United States, allied with rival South Korea.