To win a second gold medal 12 years after the first would be a startling achievement.

"Some 250 Righthaven lawsuits later, Righthaven's startling achievement is that newspapers now have less-not more-protection from copyright infringers," Green concluded.

His startling achievement was virtually unthinkable several months ago.

The transmissions from Chief Palmer and others reveal a startling achievement: firefighters in the south tower actually reached a floor struck by the second hijacked airplane.

His first startling achievement is remote viewing.

Somewhere in back of startling achievements like these is a firm substructure of engravings and drawings that fill out the standard history of the decorative arts.

When Ed Miliband won the Labour leadership, the commentators overlooked his most startling achievement, says Christopher Booker.

He subsequently discovered that his complex reversibly bound O, which was then a startling achievement.

It was a startling achievement in such a short time.

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