Despite the population density, there is a startling lack of aggression in Hanoi.

The statement displays a startling lack of knowledge about elective politics.

"There's a startling lack of risk premium in that valuation," he said.

The report also cites a startling lack of internal audits.

In separate but identical circumstances, Gumbel showed a startling lack of knowledge about elementary football.

Even though the region boasts some of the finest farmland in the world, there is a startling lack of fresh produce here.

In some cases, journalists freely confessed to a startling lack of objectivity.

"It showed a startling lack of interest in me by my parents or supreme confidence," he said.

His freckled face was arresting by its startling lack of expression.

But from the outset, there was a startling lack of interest.