Sentence examples for striking leaps from inspiring English sources

One of the year's most striking leaps out of nowhere came from another actor turned director.

Reading and math scores for New York students in grades three through eight showed extraordinary gains across the state since last year, with particularly striking leaps in the large urban areas, including New York City.

Seeing himself from the perspective of a people whose country his own has invaded is a more striking leap for Boyle, as is his new willingness to judge foreigners by their own standards.

Christie Nightingale, founder of Premier Match, a matchmaking service that charges from $6,500 to $50,000 and has 10,000 members in its database, said she had seen a striking leap of interest among women from their early 40s to late 50s in dating men up to 15 years younger.

Bare-chested with leather trousers and an electric guitar, Galeries Lafayette's 2011 Father Christmas will rock France over the festive season with a striking image that leaps off the paper".

The bosses of banks that suffered devastating losses, such as UBS and Royal Bank of Scotland, were generally more interested in striking deals and leaping up league tables than in rooting out danger.

In one striking segment, a researcher leaps from an inflatable boat onto a dugong, a blobby oceangoing animal similar to a manatee.

A propulsive display is a series of sudden, quick movements including striking, charging, ramming and leaps.

Hushed pianissimos compelled listeners to lean in close, and accented notes and louder passages leapt out in striking contrast.

Between the ages of 21 and 25 the leap is even more striking, from 7.3% to 24.4%.For many first-generation immigrants, getting their children into an American university is the final proof that they have made it.

Crusade to bring Long Island within striking distance of Westchester is going ahead by leaps and bounds.