Sentence examples for were extraordinary for from inspiring English sources

The Hollywood entrepreneurs — nasty, brutish, and, for the most part, short — were extraordinary for the robustness of their appetites: they were cruel, they were cunning, they were killers.

"I met artists from that part of the world and found they were extraordinary for what they'd gone through," Ms. Jolie said, "so I wanted to give them a platform".

Security precautions were extraordinary for tennis — SWAT teams on the hotel roof and motorcades that never stopped at red lights — and the fear of attack felt real enough that the United States coach, Dennis Ralston, sidelined Harold Solomon in part because he was Jewish.

The attackers hit a building that houses the regional Kurdish government's security service, and the scenes that unfolded — terrified people fleeing black plumes of smoke, the charred and smoking husks of vehicles in the streets — were extraordinary for a region that has largely been spared the violence that for years has plagued the rest of Iraq.

"Those statistics were extraordinary for an England team," added Match of the Day presenter Lineker, who scored 48 goals in 80 England appearances.

While Jackson's comments to the press were extraordinary for a sitting judge, to have the appeal turn on them would trivialize what all sides see as a deadly serious process.

This was extraordinary, for mortals cannot see fairies.

But what happens after each sale is extraordinary for Somalia.

Johnson's success was extraordinary for his time.

Still, the number was extraordinary for any cable channel.

To see the museum is extraordinary for me.