But it was Mr. Basile's case that seemed to present the most stunning departure from the old-world Mafia mores.

I understand it's very good--and that there's no truth to the rumor that it's a stunning departure into faux bluegrass, R&B and the early works of the Undertones!

Kenneth MacMillan's "Romeo and Juliet" is in many ways a stunning departure from most narrative ballet.

For Mr. Reich, the frankly neomedieval surface of "Proverb" might seem a stunning departure.

For G.M., the disciplinary action against its employees, announced publicly, is a stunning departure.

In the wake of his stunning departure, Mr. Gingrich won praise from many of the Republicans he had worked with most closely.

Credit for the stunning departure should go to Frey, the 59-year-old executive, who can be more persuasive than most.

The North Carolina decision was a stunning departure from the Court's earlier, more generous interpretations of the act.

Contrary to popular belief, the stunning departure of the game's greatest star ranks low on his list of current headaches.

I'm sure he was moving toward some stunning departure from conventional writing.