Sentence examples for be a sharp shock from inspiring English sources
That lays the groundwork for a bankruptcy procedure and should be a sharp shock to Detroit.
If Mr. Hollande ever thought that his decision to stand steadfast alongside the United States in backing a retaliatory strike against Syria would give him new stature on the global stage or help him at home, the last week has been a sharp shock.
Another shock would be a sharp rise in mortgage defaults -- caused by a spike in oil prices, for example, or another hit to consumers' budgets -- that could lead banks to cut back on lending and lead home prices to fall.
If it leaves the euro, there's a stronger chance of GDP growth in 2013 because that would enable a rapid adjustment process, although it would be a short, sharp shock".
Jesal Padania of RapReviews commented that the album "proved remarkably consistent throughout, and was a superb listening experience" and considered it a studio release, stating "this was a short sharp shock of awesome lyricism, and many, unofficially, consider this to be the closest cousin we will ever get to Illmatic II".
It's a quick, sharp shock of a read, but underlain with moral ambiguity, not to say ambivalence about the fascinating Máiquel, whose voice and presence seem to linger even after the pulse has stopped racing.
Katharine Round's documentary The Divide is a short, sharp, shock of a film, based on Richard G Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's book The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better.
And despite boasting the musical dexterity of Status Quo, it's a short, sharp shock that dispatches its venom with a tireless guile".
