A survey last year showed that a frightening proportion of child car seats would not do their job properly as they hadn't been fitted correctly.

The gunmetal sheen of the vessel seemed to swell in frightening proportions as it inched downward.

The silence grew again, swelling to almost frightening proportions before Isgrimnur broke it.

The city faces a teacher shortage of even more frightening proportions.

The simper had grown to frightening proportions.

His commitment took on frightening proportions.

A world where insects and arachnids grow to frightening proportions.

Even families that can afford private counseling for children usually do not seek it until behavioral, emotional or academic problems reach frightening proportions.

Thus, according to splitters, the number of endangered species can soar to frightening proportions.

He pulled out and looked at her, anger enlarging his eyes to frightening proportions.