Sentence examples for astounding prices from inspiring English sources

Sometimes it seems as if it could just take off — with all its bling, astounding prices and show-off collectors and climbers — and park in some other part of the art galaxy, there to thrive or collapse of its own accord.

Expectations had been raised by the astounding prices realised at auctions earlier this year with record prices for any work of art being made first in February, when a Giacometti 'walking man' sculpture sold for £65m and then in May, when a Picasso sold for £70m.

"I was used to astounding prices in London.

Not to be a nag but, hey, American businesspeople, what's up with the astounding prices we're seeing for everyday things?

An astounding price was paid for a wall hanging in screenprint on linen, "Océanie, La mer," signed by Matisse.

Consigned by the Mugrabis, the work sold for $6.8m, an astounding price for art by a 38-year-old, especially for a 17-tonne sculpture in need of electrification.

Now, after dropping their prices below the cost of covering claims in a fierce battle for market share, and confronted with dismal investment returns, the insurers are hitting their customers with astounding price increases.

And indeed if Mr. Wasserstein's firm gets the astounding price being discussed for the investment advisory business, he could net as much as $750 million because he owns more than 50percentt of the company, a person close to the discussions said.

But his spare room, it turned out, was occupied by his mother, so Vlatko took me down the road to his friends George and Milinko, who were gracious enough to rent me a small, clean bedroom in their stone house for the astounding price of 8 euros a night, or about $10.

HP previously canceled the TouchPad and allowed retailers to clearance them out at an astounding price: $99 for the 16GB and $149 for the 32GB.

Upon realizing the astounding price of the shoes, Everingham's wife ended up buying a similar-looking shoe in a store for half the cost.