Sentence examples for startling efficacy from inspiring English sources

But by so insistently trying to turn him into a representative figure emblematic of broader social trends, both books have the inadvertent effect of diminishing Mr. Obama's particular gifts and the startling efficacy of his campaign, and they minimize the roles that a global economic crisis and voter frustration with eight years of Bush policies played in shaping the dynamics of the 2008 election.

Hardwired … to Self Destruct is by no means perfect: at 88 minutes it's far too long and sags dreadfully during its second half, but when it's good, it's almost startling in its efficacy.

The result was startling.

THE reversal was startling.

The transformation was startling.

The results are startling.

The difference was startling.

So far, so startling.

The effect was startling.

Why the startling numbers?

It was startling, frankly.