Four billion poor people constitute a staggering market opportunity, but without buying power (income) and transaction capacity (credit, infrastructure, distribution systems, and other institutional frameworks), the poor are locked into poverty.
The young old represent a staggering civic opportunity for this country – or, if the policy wonks have their way, they are set to serve as just an extra decade of wage-slavery.
Red Hat envisions a staggering business opportunity through the sale of support and training programs as the Linux revolution gathers steam.
On Saturday, Mr Johnson said China's recent economic growth was "nothing short of staggering" and the opportunities that presented for London were "huge".
While the cost of a nursing home or other skilled care can be staggering for many, the opportunity cost of paying for long-term care insurance is also very high.
And the impact on people's mental health and job opportunities is staggering".
The figure, even to us an old believer in America-the-Land-of-Opportunity, seemed staggering, and we asked for a breakdown.
"The opportunity for IoT is staggering," said John Moor, a spokesperson for IoTSF.
The challenges of containing HIV/Aids in Southern Sudan are staggering but with available resources, the opportunity to prevent HIV/AIDS from reaching epidemic levels exists now.
He predicted that, after the War, the world would undergo "a second industrial revolution" – an "automatic age" with "enormous potential for good and for evil" that would generate a staggering number of new ethical challenges and opportunities.
