Sentence examples for be a considerable shock from inspiring English sources

If you are climbing a mountain, finding out that the top is not quite where you thought it was can be a considerable shock.

This odd relationship has been a considerable shock to French family taste.

But India, whose mere presence in the final was a considerable shock, soundly defeated West Indies to knock it off the top of the world.

Mosley's "Karma" is intriguing in that he uses it to introduce a contemporary New York PI, but this implausible femme-fatale yarn feels so old fashioned that it's a considerable shock when the protagonist pulls out a mobile phone.

"It was a considerable shock to me and I believe to many of the other bishops, because for the first time it showed us that this was a large-scale problem present in most places and most countries," he said.

This was a considerable blow.

It's a considerable impact.

Increased favorable outcomes in patients with subsequent shock were reported in Japan and Europe, while the opposite results were obtained from the United States, suggesting regional differences may be a considerable factor in understanding the association between subsequent shock and altered clinical outcomes.

And it could be a considerable disruption.

That this came as something of a shock is a considerable understatement.

After monetary unification, there is a considerable change in the relative importance of labour demand shocks.