Sentence examples for shocking pace from inspiring English sources

THE Arctic ice cap melted this summer at a shocking pace, disappearing at a far higher rate than predicted by even the most pessimistic experts in global warming.

While still the world's preeminent military power, our forces needs time to catch their breath, refit, and tackle the consequences of two grinding wars that have left veterans unemployed, homeless, unwell, and willing to take their own lives at a shocking pace.

"Sounds good!" The standup, now 45, found her first TV show a shocking change in pace: "Standup is only an hour a day at the most.

An episode in which a child who has been brought to a drinks party at the house is terribly bitten in the face by the Ayres' dog is made more shocking by the narrative pacing.

Shocking moment to shocking moment.

During the ugliest months of the crisis, in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, output declined at a shocking 8.9% and 6.7% annual pace, respectively.

A master juggler, he tosses in a few corrupt national intelligence agencies and the conspiracy-laden assassination of Benazir Bhutto without slowing his pace or stalling his shocking conclusion.

"Target," with its slow pace, allegorical implications and shocking sex scenes, was one of the most polarizing films of the festival while "The Artist," a celebration of the legacy of popular art, was a consensus favorite.

"The pace of play was shocking but that's not the reason I played badly," added the 50-year-old.

Similarly, The New York Timess Adam W. Kepler opined that the episode displayed Orphan Black "finest qualities (strong characterisation, dark satire and shocking moments) and its worst (odd pacing and ropey plotting)".

For Honda to come in for their first race and be four seconds off the pace is no less than shocking, while Renault have somehow managed to lose their way while developing their engine, leaving Red Bull helpless and off the pace.