Bruno responded with a startling admission: three weeks earlier, Tucker "ran into the road and a car struck him, he died instantly".
For Kane the sight was startling, since for weeks the ice had appeared 'as unyielding as the shore.' Now it had taken 'upon itself the functions of fluidity, another condition of matter.' " The ice also made a lot of noise.
The Joint Committee's reports of this week make startling reading, or as startling as a series of spreadsheets of tax revenue data can be.
Such startling figures were this week seized upon by the Conservative leader, David Cameron, at the launch of his party's social justice policy.
So it was a little startling when, just a week later, the city announced deals with the Mets and the Yankees to build new ballparks next door to their current ones.
Of the many startling elements to this week's protracted, unpredictable, Tory party conference-spoiling, possibly pivotal confrontation between Ed Miliband and the most politically self-confident newspapers in Britain, perhaps the most startling is that it took so long to happen.
The evolution of George Bush's persona over the past few weeks is startling for even the most casual observers.
Even now, as Baghdad falls after three weeks of startling military advance, one can go on choosing among images and reference points.
Grieving, she received a startling call a few weeks later from Chris Nowinski, a former Harvard football player and professional wrestler looking into the effects of concussions.
— With the PGA Tour's playoffs for the FedEx Cup coming down to the final two weeks, some startling possibilities could emerge from the field of 70 that begins play Thursday at the BMW Championship at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club.
