Sentence examples for fairly astounding from inspiring English sources

It is also fairly astounding that the PFA has not taken up the Astle case more strongly – the family say they have not heard from them since the 10-year study was announced.

It is fairly astounding to hear conservatives who were once eager to invade Iraq — ostensibly to plant freedom in the region — now giving up so quickly on fledgling democracies that might actually be won over without 10 bloody years of occupation.

There's a lot of exciting and head-turning technology out there today, and it's changing our world in a multitude of ways, some more obvious than others — and at a fairly astounding rate.

"We were fairly astounded that the M.T.A. believed everyone liked these buses," said State Senator Liz Krueger.

The news is pretty astounding.

That's pretty astounding.

The implications and execution of these removals is fairly complicated, but it astounded me how much of the discussion – even off the back of clear and incisive commentary from James Ball on Wednesday – was characterised by a lazy refusal to engage with what's actually happening.

The figures are astounding.

The difference was astounding.

He made it astounding.

The details are astounding.