The phrase "astonishing to note" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to emphasize the surprising or remarkable nature of a fact or observation.
Example: "It is astonishing to note that the population of the city has doubled in just a decade."
Alternatives: "remarkable to observe" or "surprising to mention".
Looking at the classic era of movie-making, on film and largely in studios, it's all the more astonishing to note what could be done with a mere camera — to contemplate the plastic beauty of such films as "Last Year at Marienbad" or "The Eclipse" or "Johnny Guitar" or "The Gang's All Here," "Lola Montès" or "The Color of Pomegranates," "Raging Bull" or "Days of Heaven" or "Nouvelle Vague".
A statement from the PCB added: "It is astonishing to note that a matter lacking any legal issue has been dragged in the court by petitioners who appear to have vested interest and want to jeopardise Pakistan-Bangladesh cricketing relations".
It is astonishing to note how little cooperation still takes place, and I believe this package will pave the way for better cooperation among public authorities too.
With such an ideologically stacked crew, it's not surprising that the Examiner has become a transmitter of conservative misinformation: -- An editorial claimed that "Obama has demanded that the Pentagon trim its budget request by an astonishing 10percentt," failing to note that Obama's budget target is still $14 billion above the Pentagon's current budget.
But it's important to note that his astonishing victory last night over the sitting Majority Leader was not just about amnesty.
It takes nothing away from the genius of Gregg Toland, the cinematographer on "Citizen Kane," to note that the astonishing deep-focus compositions in that film were made possible by new lenses.
It's quite an astonishing failure of a historian not to note that empire was actually about power, about powerful people imposing their will on less powerful people".
"It's astonishing," Clearwater noted, "to see how her work continues to grow in popularity and how viewers truly connect with the paintings".
Note 2: Considering the money his campaign blows on make-up, it is astonishing to see McCain on the stump.
It seems astonishing to me.
It was astonishing to me.
