Sentence examples for considerable shock from inspiring English sources

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

Nevertheless, the deaths of so many people in a Volvo bus has caused considerable shock and concern.

This information came as a considerable shock to smokers, who proved reluctant to give up their habit.

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

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.

"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.

But it praised immigration policy and said Irish banks were "highly profitable and well capitalized, so they should have considerable shock-absorption capacity".

However, ATV drivers are exposed to WBV with special characteristics such as high magnitude, considerable shocks and vibration in horizontal directions (personal communication).

So he was experiencing considerable culture shock in the high life of Vegas.

Mauriac' letter caused considerable more shock among liberal Catholics in the Foubourg than did Cocteau's play.

And last month, the European police organization Europol warned of "large-scale operations" by ETA aimed at "creating considerable public shock and international coverage," according to an excerpt of the report cited by Agence France-Presse.