Sentence examples for staggering divide from inspiring English sources
In this influential work about the staggering divide between children and the outdoors, child advocacy expert Richard Louv directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today's wired generation--he calls it nature-deficit--to some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as the rises in obesity, attention disorders, and depression.
Socially, Britain will have to deal with the staggering generational divide between children from wealthy households whose prospects in life are better than ever, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds who risk ending up materially worse off than their parents.
It is one of the novel's most insistent ironies (irony not being the principal form of expression here) that the Cultural Revolution -- whose stated program was to return China to its revolutionary zeal through celebration of the peasants and suppression of the "thinking elements" -- should offer no relief at all from the staggering class divides that were the reality of Chinese life.
This "bottom of the pyramid" strategy is helping bridge the digital divide: a staggering number of poor people walk around with mobile phones.
Six of out 10 think we will suffer as a result of global competition, and a staggering 84% think the divide between rich and poor will increase.
And, like pornography, erotic ebooks can be divided into a staggering number of subgenres, catering to any conceivable taste.
The gap that divides them is staggering, given that on this date five years ago, the Mets led the Phillies by 13 ½ games.
The hypocrisy is beyond staggering and further illustrates the racial and ethnic divides that have been and continue to be the status quo of international, national, and communal relationships.
The government is divided, the schoolroom has become a war zone, mainline denominations are staggering, and evangelical megachurch juggernauts are showing signs of lagging.
Their dishonesty was staggering".
