Sentence examples for an extraordinary sensitivity from inspiring English sources

Martin had, from the start, an extraordinary sensitivity to subtleties of light and touch.

Advances in the control of the quantum state of atoms and photons have led to an extraordinary sensitivity and accuracy.

Born into a conventional and unreligious family in suburban London in 1874, he had an extraordinary sensitivity to the secret life of things.

She had an extraordinary sensitivity and compassion for all those she loved, and all those loved were embraced by her kindness.

Very simply, Vic had an extraordinary sensitivity to the bitter minutiae of everyday existence among those fated to be soldiers; and he felt compelled to do creative things with it.

Saturated in a bluish winter snow-light and filmed with an extraordinary sensitivity to the changing seasons, the weather and the time of day, these scenes are so atmospheric they beckon you into a childlike state of wondrous apprehension.

The development of electronic techniques for television during the 1930s yielded a device of extraordinary sensitivity for measuring small electron beams namely, the secondary electron multiplier.

In the mammalian cochlea, the amplification is a nonlinear active process providing extraordinary sensitivity and selectivity along with a large dynamic range and sharp frequency tuning.

"He had extraordinary sensitivity and a tremendous sense of a philosophical appreciation of God, of religion," Block said.

This allows the neurons to give sustained responses to continuous target motion, thus providing a possible explanation for their extraordinary sensitivity.

Sidney Offit's most recent work, Memoir of the Bookie's Son, published by St. Martin's Press (1995) was described by the publisher as "defining a complex father-son relationship with extraordinary sensitivity and warmth". The book was very well-received by critics, friends, and other authors, many of whom expressed their appreciation in personal letters to the author.