Sentence examples for startling effectiveness from inspiring English sources

For Diyarbakir, the genocide came in the form of the newly assigned vali, or regional governor, Dr. Mehmet Reşid — an Ottoman middle manager of startling effectiveness, responsible for the deaths of more than a hundred thousand people.

This suggests that the effectiveness of startling episodes in triggering CA1 responses is not constrained by specific place location or locomotory state of the animals [10], [12], [22].

The effect was startling.

The effect is startling.

The effect was that startling.

Part of its effectiveness was due to the use of startling editing techniques borrowed from the Soviet montage filmmakers, and to the iconic screeching violins in Bernard Herrmann's musical score.

First, effectiveness.

Substantial effectiveness?

The result was startling.

THE reversal was startling.

The transformation was startling.