Compared to most pop starlets, Diamandis's wide-eyed enthusiasm is startling.
Their enthusiasm was startling, for Mr. Cuomo's predecessors have found few adversaries as imposing as hospitals during Albany's budget season.
Mr. Bondy's enthusiasm for CityTime was startling: even when union officials and others complained about its delays and costs, he repeatedly urged the City Council to "take it the final 10 yards" and finish the job.
Despite his apparent untarnished enthusiasm, it is somewhat startling to learn Sir Clive doesn't use email, the web or even own a computer.
Following the equally startling exposure of the cycling star Lance Armstrong, should we dampen our enthusiasm for sports stars just in case they are later revealed as drugs cheats?
Though she was hardly an objective critic, there was ample reason for her enthusiasm: this section is highly effective, passing through a startling array of emotions.
Away from the shop floor he exhibited a variety of enthusiasms and prejudices and, from time to time, startling ignorance.
Her enthusiasm for ice hockey also led to the following, rather startling "celebrity tip" on a popular Canadian TV show.
On Friday night it returned to a sold-out New York State Theater with striking, even startling, new sets by Peter Harvey, which were greeted with shouts (presumably of enthusiasm).
But this time HBO hasn't delivered a startling new television experience like "The Sopranos" or a fresh comic vision like "Curb Your Enthusiasm".
