Today that sort of positioning appears to be the right choice for our target group, but in the '90s it sounded shocking.

A 40 percent infant and child mortality rate sounds shocking now.

And with the desk located under the balcony it often sounds absolutely shocking from elsewhere in the hall.

So far, what I say may not sound too shocking.

This sounds shocking, but what does it mean in practice?

Never mind if the word sounds shocking, for this is love.

It may sound shocking to say that illegal immigrants deserve better.

It's a message that would sound shocking to John Brown.

So if I say anything which sounds shocking you will have to hear it in silence.

The music has some modern chords which must have sounded very shocking to the Viennese audience.