Sentence examples for startling situation from inspiring English sources

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Margaret Oliphant expressed anxiety about "the violent stimulant of weekly publication with its necessity for frequent and rapid recurrence of piquant incident and startling situation".

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At about eight months, infants typically begin to respond with fear to unfamiliar or startling situations, and to look to the faces of familiar caregivers for information that either justifies or soothes their fear.

The figures are startling, but the situation is perhaps a bit less clear than the basic arithmetic suggests.

What is startling about the situation is that the operation of such a core strategic asset as a port terminal will fall outside the hands of American business.

At a time when the theory of window display was to cram in as many mannequins displaying as much merchandise as possible, Mr. Moore created interest simply by clearing away the clutter and limiting a single window to one or two mannequins, but always in such a startling pose or situation that they were sure to draw attention.

Mr Herbert, from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, told the hearing that Mr Whyman was faced with a startling, time-critical situation when he carried out the "inappropriately timed" action.

But compared to the political context that is defined by complexity, we are facing a humanitarian situation startling for its brutal clarity.

But the terrorist did" — throw us off course, as without further ceremony, we are plunged, like the unsuspecting guests, into a startling, near-surreal hostage situation.

What makes this novel so startling is that the situation Edward P. Jones imagines was reality in parts of this country in the 1850's: there were black slave owners, more than a few, and a few were pretty well heeled.

According to Adam Riemer, affiliate marketing expert and founder of Adam Riemer Marketing, LLC, the impact of the situation is startling.

In contrast, two species of orangutans and gorillas have been recognized [1], [2] along with the bonobo and four subspecies of chimpanzees [1] meaning that the speciosity of gibbons provides a startling contrast to the situation in other ape lineages.

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