Sentence examples for major shocks from inspiring English sources

Major shocks like the Paris attacks are awfully good at changing the subject.

Turning to "positive sentiment" in the wider market, he adds: "Barring any major shocks from the banking sector results this week, further modest gains for shares look likely".

The banks pleaded guilty and, despite all the alarmism about "collateral consequences," they all stayed in business, and there were no major shocks to the global economy.

There were some major shocks two years ago, most notably the collapse of the Lehman Brothers investment bank, which heralded the end of the boom years.

Two major shocks then aggravated that fiscal restraint: the Asian financial crisis, which pummelled exports, and the collapse of several big financial institutions.

Nations build oil stockpiles, like the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the United States, to insure against major shocks to supply, like those caused by wars or natural disasters.

"If so, it blows away the commitments they made only days ago in their own European election manifesto and will come as a major shock to the Europhobes who appear to form the majority in today's Conservative party.

It would not be a major shock.

"It's a major shock for me".

Doctors are taught that this is symptomatic of major shock.

"This has been a major shock," Mr. Applegarth said.