1 The cost was a staggering $10 million.

2 Profits have shot up by a staggering 25 %.

3 Overseas debt is a staggering ￡16 billion.

4 The financial impact on the town was staggering.

5 I find their decision simply staggering.

6 The sheer volume of fiction produced is staggering.

7 The public response was absolutely staggering.

8 The results have been quite staggering.

9 He was staggering under the weight of the sack.

10 People were staggering about, screaming with pain.

11 The report documents the staggering amount of domestic violence against women.

12 The boy was staggering beneath the weight of a pile of boxes.

13 Why is that man staggering about the room like that?

14 It costs a staggering $50 000 per week to keep the museum open to the public.

15 His remarks betray a staggering contempt for the truth .

16 He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.

17 They left me breathless, staggering, laughing to myself.

18 Estimated costs for some infectious agents are equally staggering.

19 At a staggering ￡385 a week rent.

20 The numbers are staggering on so many fronts.

21 His attention to detail is staggering.

22 No staggering lines formed at rescue missions.

23 Mr Mellon's generosity to the university has been staggering.

24 Nick Mallett produced a staggering performance.

25 A staggering challenge in such a short period.

26 The time difference between here and there is staggering.

27 This staggering figure could not easily be explained away.

28 Coming out of the motor home, she is staggering.

29 She has the best grasp of the staggering task.

30 Staggering and gasping, Rincewind was dragged across the floor.

1 The cost was a staggering $10 million.

2 Profits have shot up by a staggering 25 %.

3 The sheer volume of fiction produced is staggering.

4 The public response was absolutely staggering.

5 Why is that man staggering about the room like that?

31 Later, the woman came through the driving snow, staggering before the howling wind, huddled in upon herself.

32 You may know him as the talented creator of that incisive Tucson Weekly comic strip, Staggering Heights.

33 He recently left Wimbledon for Manchester City for a staggering ￡2.5 million.

34 The original estimate of $500 million has now climbed to a staggering $1300 million.

35 Sonny went staggering back, arms flailing, spitting blood and fragments of teeth.

36 Every year, a staggering ￡80m is wagered on this spectacular racing phenomenon.

37 Both films employ innovative computer-generated graphics that required staggering outlays in hardware.

38 But he leapt through the staggering sharpness of it and achieved an upright position.

39 In Islington, 127,000 people registered, and there have been 75,000 summonses and a staggering 70,000 liability orders.

40 I crashed to the ground, picked myself up, and began staggering around the car to the other side.

41 The balance of their music is not as idiosyncratically staggering as Joy Division, but can be as refreshing.

42 Who knows, the evergreen Martina Navratilova may now be poised to add to her staggering total of more than 160 major titles.

43 Virtually all Third World countries were Spending enormous sums on war or preparation for war, despite staggering debts and dreadful poverty.

44 Lester lay in his blankets and watched the staggering display put on by the stars until he felt giddy.

45 A staggering $3 trillion was spent in building the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

46 However, by 1979 the computerized course support was staggering under the load.

47 When the country is already staggering under the weight of consumer debt.

48 Awareness becomes heightened, and everyday domestic dramas unfold into staggering universal truths.

49 Each washing machine cycle, for example, takes a staggering 90 litres, while flushing the toilet uses another nine.

50 The Geordies pulled out of the race yesterday after Rangers placed the staggering price tag on their 26-year-old striker.

51 That had nothing to do with his still almost staggering good looks.

52 Fast-paced action adventure with you at the centre of some staggering cinematic effects.

53 Then, staggering under the weight, she carried her suitcases into the waiting room and sat down beside Ollie.

54 The Liverpool chief has also recouped ￡16.4m in sales, leaving his overall dealings standing at a staggering ￡47.9m.

55 It's similar to staggering shell-shocked in alien territory occupied solely by foreboding empty skyscrapers.

56 Staggering to my feet, soaking but triumphant, I was greeted by loud clapping from the far bank.

57 This was staggering new information, and all kinds of ideas were flashing through our minds.

58 They are flamboyant and skilled riders, capable of performing staggering feats of archery and acrobatics on horseback.

59 Two hundred years ago an eight-seater box for a theatre season cost a staggering 2,000 guineas, she learned.

60 Nevertheless, the stringent regimen that was normality for many - even in a lavish burg - was staggering back towards normal.

61 The success of Marxism in the modern world is quite staggering.

62 The single four-barrel Holley carb can gulp down a staggering 750 cubic feet of air every minute at full throttle.

63 Straight up, out of the atmosphere and into orbit - that was where the most staggering sums of money had gone.

64 Even while they are staggering about, fluttering and floundering, these mock-disabled birds are fully aware of everything around them.

65 She had lost 8 inches off her waist and a staggering 10 inches off her hips over a period of seven months.

66 It had a staggering seven hundred thousand members, a figure that counted more than half of the entire adult population.

67 With the United States running a current account deficit of staggering dimensions(), the most likely candidate is not hard to spot.

68 Almost from the start the cost overruns were as staggering as the project itself.

69 She had seen it staggering around on uncertain legs a few mornings before.

70 Business failures, which have rocketed to a staggering 76 a day, should also decline.

71 The choice of organised leisure pursuits is little short of staggering.

72 A couple of pixies came up staggering under a rolled-up parchment, which was unfolded in front of Verence.

73 Deep in my heart, I knew those girls needed encouragement because the challenges before them were staggering.

74 Apparently, we spend a staggering ￡2.4 billion a year on food for our pets.

75 We miss the headlines, staggering into the back of the television lounge about five minutes after the news starts.

76 Decrepit old Shepherd Hall is being renovated at staggering expense.

77 The results of the survey were staggering - over half the children said that they went to school without any breakfast.

78 My father was staggering under the weight of a huge parcel.

79 Others complain of staggering home under a pile of paper bags.

80 Despite this, many dealers earned staggering incomes by generating incredible turnovers.

81 But the sheer beauty and ingenuity of the animal adaptations were breathtaking and the gorgeousness of the plant life staggering.

82 The total canvas count was a staggering 350,000 square feet with between 400 and 450 companies represented in 226 hospitality suites.

83 And today we can reveal the staggering total of your generous donations so far - a record-breaking ￡300,000.

84 It was too dark to see clearly, but I could hear him staggering.

85 Suddenly his legs buckled and he went staggering sideways against the railings.

86 Staggering up, I leaned against the wall, panting and gasping, wondering how severely I was hit.

87 And a staggering 25 % aren't even aware Stamp Duty will eventually have to be paid.

88 In the fugue, at once elated and exhausting, Mullova was staggering technically.

89 The funeral was over, and Selene grew, soon staggering about on fat legs.

90 Almost at once she was back again staggering under the weight of an enormous round chocolate cake on a china platter.

91 In 1988 the drop-out rate reached a staggering 92 percent.

92 The rage at our families, our lovers, our teachers was staggering.

93 The derivation of a sample from the Moon poses staggering dynamic problems.

94 But such research would require staggering amounts of money 21 and very long periods of time.

95 Then Vernage noticed Sergeant King staggering down the road in a desperate bid to flag down a car.

96 She thought Mrs Magendanz had seen the old coot staggering around the house and screaming abuse at her.

97 Staggering over my own threshold again released a torrent of emotions.

97 Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress day by day!

98 Flora watched Mrs Brown staggering upstairs with a heavy tray.

99 The Dean's annual sit-out, for which he will be best remembered, this year raised a staggering ￡400,000.

100 The volume of documentation that must be digested is staggering.

101 This is the last thing President Mikhail Gorbachev needs, as he tries to contain a staggering economic crisis.

102 The fist's owner became visible, staggering backwards, clutching the wounded article and uttering cuss words.

103 He was last seen staggering out of the house into the street possiblity still being pursued by his assailants.

104 In Newcastle, the waiting list is a staggering 10,000, with 800 families on the homeless list.

105 Instead, they survive on a liquid diet that costs a staggering $ 10(), 000 a month.

106 Jim was staggering along under the weight of a huge box of encyclopaedias.

107 Paul had been awkward, but at the promise of a staggering reward, he'd complied.

108 The staggering ego of this brilliant, creative artist needs your help regaining its feet.

109 The survey reveals a staggering lack of understanding about rural Britain.

110 We have submitted our entry of 45,908 tokens and are waiting to see if we have been successful with this staggering total.

111 Sniffing moggies often emerged from his plot vacant-eyed and staggering.

112 And because the body is made from light carbon fibre, the result is a staggering 380 brake horsepower per ton.

113 In a staggering display of corporate arrogance, managers threatened to sack-and even sue-the striking flight attendants.

114 The difference between what a complicated case of polio could cost and the amount a small county could raise could be staggering.

115 Markevitch generates a staggering amount of energy and draws brilliant playing from the Philharmonia.

116 We all end up staggering under the burdens of office, defending settlements of $ 14. 8 million.

117 He has acquired an autonomy and influence staggering even by the standards of a country where anomalies are institutionalised.

118 Characters staggering out from between the pages on the Day of Judgment, brushing earth from their lips.

119 Congratulations go to everyone who participated - they all stayed the course and helped to raise a staggering ￡2,180 for Cancer Research.

120 Luke was staggering about, aided by everyone, and Helen was in her pram.

121 Piper leaned backwards, staggering, and watched the room revolve until his brain seemed to hum with the motion.

122 The worse for drink, he lurches away, staggering to a litter bin where he is sick.

123 I remember staggering to bed, but the room continued to spin, leaving me nauseated and frightened.

124 The staggering problems of poverty remain unresolved.

125 His impact is staggering on 20th century evangelicalism.

126 He was staggering about like a wino.

127 China is understandably preoccupied by its staggering internal challenges.

128 The potential difference in data speed is staggering.

129 The results from this unit are staggering.

130 He was hobbling [ staggering ] along .

131 China paid staggering twenty one million tael of silver as war reparation when the British defeated China in the First Opium War.

132 Still, it remains to be seen whether the tourniquet will hold. Even after the new plan(), Greece will have a staggering load of debt.

133 Even today, more people have basic mobile phones than have toilets, and those phones can provide a staggering array of digital services from banking to education to news and information.

134 Mild Tetany of hind limbs, staggering, falling and intermittent convulsions.

135 The Regent caught himself from staggering back from the sphere.

136 The saffron swan of dawn, slow swimming up the sky-river between the high roof-banks, bent her neck down through the dark air-water to look at him staggering below her, with his still smoking wick.

137 More seriously, obesity prevalence ranges from more than 30% in Fiji to a staggering 80% among women in American Samoa, a territory of the United States of America (USA).

138 Job applications from disable workers poured in at a staggering rate.

139 The fatality rate of pneumonic plague is a staggering 95 percent.

140 The staggering news put the stable production of our staples at stake and may stall it.

141 They are invariably independent, impecunious and able to tolerate staggering degrees of discomfort.

142 The two-level structure and pixel staggering ensure a microcantilever with adequate bi-material segment length, which is critical to maximizing the thermomechanical performance of the microcantilever.

143 Meanwhile, the opportunities for true profit from innovation in the unfettered global internet are staggering.

144 Adult prevalence rates swing erratically, from a staggering 38.8 percent in Botswana to less percent in Senegal.

145 Adult prevalence rates erratically, from a staggering 38.8 percent in Botswana to less than 1 percent in Senegal.

146 Gatekeeper was shocked, panting and staggering when he went down the stairs.

147 A last - minute cancellation on a rush order for hardware cost us a staggering $ 1200.

148 In order to reduce the probability of failure, the influence of a gearwheel with staggering tooth on the meshing stiffness of gear with double circular arc was investigated.

149 As the mid - term election looms, a staggering number of Americans remain unemployed or underemployed.

150 They can crank out code and solve staggering problems, but they also have another ability which makes a huge difference.

151 We know now that some species are capable of quite staggering feats of sea-and airmanship.

152 In total, Ronaldo has scored 110 goals for United in 233 starts and 47 substitute appearances – a staggering strike-rate for a player who is essentially a right-winger.

153 The academics reckon higher taxes or lower spending equal to a staggering 8% of GDP a year are necessary to contain those costs and stabilise the long-run debt.

154 The variety of goods that the peddlers sold was staggering.

155 Home to a quarter of British Columbia (BC)honeybees, Vancouver Island lost a staggering 90% of its bees thiswinter.

156 Staggering around, can't open your eyes properly , disorientated, grumpy.

157 Gaining staggering profit(), Guang-Shen Expressway is one of the most prosperous expressways in China. Its daily traffic flow capacity is three times the previous designed number.

158 Nervous types also worry whether Apple can keep up its staggering growth rate, especially with a current revenue base of $100bn.

159 The annual costs of motor vehicle control programs are staggering.

160 He has seen people staggering into the camps, "receiving their first nutritious meal in months, " Steinberg said.

161 A single lionfish can reduce recruitment of other fish on a reef by a staggering 85 percent, and these apex predators are threatening both commercial fishing and tourism.

162 Add in purchases overseas, by Chinese tourists avoiding the country's sky-high luxury taxes, and the figures are staggering.

163 This method is suitable for identifying PRF jittering, PRF staggering, frequency agility and frequency diversity etc.

164 Jackknife Ridge Qingtian stone columns, Wei - feng steep, steep Qiaobo, boulder staggering, spectacular shape -.

165 The fatality rate of pneumonic plague a staggering 95 percent.

166 Stage III disk disease causes partial paralysis (paresis) and results in the dog walking in staggering or uncoordinated movements.

167 A staggering one in 10 homeowners is facing the risk of repossession and 2008 saw 2.6m jobs lost, the highest number since the second world war.

168 In Japan alone , monthly sales figures hit a staggering US $ 18 million ( December of 2002 ).

169 Dr Sergio Bertolucci said it was vital not to "fool around" given the staggering implications of the result.

170 Again, no one is saying that China is or will soon become a libertarian paradise, but the contrast with anthill Maoism is staggering.

171 Presumably, this redundancy reduces petty embezzlement and pilferage, albeit at staggering costs.

172 What are you doing fooling with such a staggering sum of money?

173 Investment seems to be holding up even better: according to HSBC real capital spending rose by a staggering 17% in emerging economies last year, compared with only 1.2% in rich economies.

174 Still, many in the medical community and among support groups, found the numbers staggering.

175 Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in his rocket-powered X-1 in 1947, so it's staggering to think that just 23 years later, we stood poised to take our leisure travel supersonic as well.

176 Your behaviour on your visit to Devon during April was staggering in its uncouthness and lack of grace.

177 Among the 45 countries for which the World Bank has January trade data, the average fall in exports from a year ago was a staggering 32%, and 37 countries saw exports decline by more than a quarter.

178 One article basically foretold the onslaught in technology trade that was to come: Japanese camera exports increased a staggering nine-fold between 1954-56.

179 He was right in that America was altering with staggering rapidity.

180 As a youngster, Joe sometimes liked to be whirled by another boy until he was staggering.

181 This figure rises to a staggering 60 % of men in their sixties.

182 From artist-made grottos to lily pad ponds to staggering waterfront views, here are nine outdoor spaces that will redefine the yard.

183 When the foe is staggering, that is the time to knock him out.

184 The primary route of exposure is through inhalation. The acute effects of benzene intoxication in the CNS including euphoria, headache, staggering gait, stupor and coma.

185 Goldman, with a staggering 33 % return on equity last year, has the highest valuation.

186 The excavation exposed a staggering numBer of Bronze age artifacts.

187 Staggering to his feet, the drunkard bellowed out a laugh.http://

188 Practical problems: The encoder and decoder share a staggering amount of code.

189 A staggering percentage of America's adults are unequipped for life in a modern society.

190 A last - minute cancellation on a rush order for military hardware cost us a staggering $ 1200.

191 The cost is staggering.

192 Staggering, awe - inspiring deficiency perhaps deserves even greater recognition than the handful of prizes doled out today.

193 The destruction of a President with its collapse of executive authority was too staggering to contemplate.

194 At the first sight it looks like a staggering lionhead lapin but then it is more than obvious that it is a Siamese.

195 The first sight of the skyline of New York from the water is really staggering.

196 In Addition, they are even aware of the fact that a greater percentage of businesses do not make it pass the first year of operation where the attrition rate is staggering.

197 The squall struck at dust suddenly , like a slap staggering under the blow.

198 Little children hurried by their sides , staggering under buckets of steaming molasses.

199 Her vagoo was last recorded as being able to lift a staggering 31 pounds — that's about the weight of an English Cocker Spaniel.

200 The workers were unaware of their staggering win when they turned up for their shift at BT's Royal House centre in Wood Street this morning.

201 Even more amazing than the staggering number of cells, though, is the fact that, by and large, they all know what to do - whether to become skin or bone and so on.

202 The gap between assets and a realistic actuarial valuation of present liabilities is simply staggering.