It was a calmly worded, non-blaring, non-jingoistic, adults-only note to American citizens, declaring how the U.S. has now withdrawn more than 90,000 American troops from Iraq, nearly two-thirds of the entire force, all right on schedule, a truly massive and staggering operation, and that our combat mission there is officially over.
Despite the occasional bird's-eye view that underscores the staggering scale of the operation — the hundreds of boats hugging the coast, the thousands of men dotting the land — the filmmaking retains a devastating intimacy, as in a quiet shot of dead soldiers lying facedown on the beach, the water under their bodies receding as if it were blood.
It was not only that they hoped to control lustfulness and avert a staggering variety of illnesses, the operation would further cleanse and tidy up a zone one supporter depicted, in 1890, as a "harbour for filth".
The profile of this operation has empowered a staggering number of victims to come forward to report the sexual exploitation which occurred during their childhood".
He added: "The profile of this operation has empowered a staggering number of victims to come forward to report the sexual exploitation which occurred during their childhood".
Seattle-based launch coordinator Spaceflight is gearing up for its biggest operation yet: Smallsat Express, deploying a staggering 64 separate satellites from 34 different clients — all from a single Falcon 9 rocket.
The United Nations said there has been a "staggering" number of casualties in Iraq since the operation began.
The handful of kingpins who lead big drug operations are estimated to earn a staggering $1.67 to $2.5 million a year, a margin that would make Sam Walton proud.
For the International Federation of Red Cross societies alone, the figures from the last five years have been staggering, reflecting the scale of its biggest civil recovery operation.
"The costs are staggering, the number of troops are staggering, we're seeing continuing escalation of American casualties, and we need to turn to the U.N. for help, for a U.N.-sanctioned military operation that is under U.S. command".
The MFS fund's $2.15 payout last year from investment operations and paid-in capital is a staggering 21.8% of its net asset value and a still-high 10.4% of the fund's price on the New York Stock Exchange.
