1.   I wanted to get an anecdotal sense of whether Williams or the rest of the staff around us spoke ebonics and in what context.

2.   Recent figures on cosmetic surgery indirectly confirm the anecdotal sense that men are going to greater extremes to improve their appearances.

3.   There is an anecdotal sense that miscarriages have occurred at a high rate in the county, she said.

4.   U.N. officials said they had only an anecdotal sense of violence against the refugees because of difficulty reaching the scene.