He has also watched a startling demonstration of the powerlessness of the United Nations to control the Yugoslav conflict.

The day also provided a startling demonstration of the potential of the mobile phones in getting data quickly.

Even by the standards of the Web, it was a startling demonstration of the rhythm and mores of micro-blogging in China.

Although excelling at all kinds of arithmetic, Dysart's most startling demonstrations have been in addition and multiplication.

That is why it was such a pleasant surprise when the game concluded with a startling demonstration of gratitude and dignity.

For any of these products to become more than just gimmicks will require software as startling as the simple ball-and-slingshot demonstration.

For one minute "The Fantasticks" may have looked as if it were art, but for 25 years it has been a startling demonstration of the power of kitsch.

This startling demonstration of Mr. Gorbachev's power and stability offers President Bush a further reason to search with confidence for bolder East-West initiatives.

In April 1939, Whittle gave a startling demonstration of his experimental engine, the WU, running it for 20 minutes at high power.

Quite the opposite: what the museum will offer, starting tomorrow, is a series of startling demonstrations of natural laws.