| But sometimes the wilful refusal of the antis to acknowledge the evidence astonishes even me. |
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| These Edinburgh festivals generate noise and excitement and their proliferation pleases and astonishes. |
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| His ability to cross the ball and pass it over very long distances absolutely astonishes people. |
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| For a government that prides itself on pragmatism and prudence, this is a policy that astonishes in its fecklessness and recklessness. |
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| The music often astonishes with its inventiveness, and the performances are vital and quirky. |
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| It astonishes me how easily and often we're dismissed as racists, particularly in intellectual circles. |
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| Since I left, one of the things which astonishes me is the change in attitudes. |
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| Regardless of any other opinion on the matter, it astonishes me that the European Union has managed to get this far without a constitution. |
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| It still astonishes me that financial markets are animated by such boyish, combative drives. |
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| The atmosphere of the cocktail circuit has changed recently, and it astonishes me. |
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| He wears a royal blue suit, which astonishes his seven sisters, who are not used to seeing him in formal attire. |
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| Rudolf Scharping, the defence minister, has soared into third place a boost that astonishes even him. |
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| Another thing which astonishes on these revolvers it is the size of the grips. |
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| When he speaks of his art, the artist who has just turned 40 astonishes by how concentrated he is on his work. |
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| It astonishes me that we can travel to the other end of the earth and feel such a sense of communion with those who welcome you. |
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| In fact it astonishes me to hear Reform Party members who seem to dismiss the idea of the environment as a major concern. |
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| The harmony and delicacy which corresponds so well with the best Ligurian vintage, this grappa astonishes us in its high quality. |
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| From a distance, it's not so much its dizzying height as the supernatural reflection of the building that astonishes. |
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| However, others say, festivals in developed countries are less expensive, and that astonishes them. |
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| Relatively light colour with orange fringe on the edge... such an evolution of colour really astonishes for a 7 year old wine! |
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| A phenomenal pianist who combines dexterity and sensitivity, he astonishes audiences with his graceful, elegant style and exquisite technique. |
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| The thing that astonishes me is that, in spite of everything, all the false starts and interruptions, the new cat story got written through to a second version in the end. |
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| That such a complicated technological product could sell for so little, astonishes some of the people quoted in the article, and it certainly also astonishes me. |
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| What likewise astonishes is how Victorian, prudish, and ultra-conservative in thought most of us really are despite the claim to modernity and non-traditionalism. |
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| I'm aware that, very, very occasionally a performance is given which astonishes us all, but every dog has his day, and England's problem is having too few of these. |
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| What astonishes me is that politicians like opinion polls, and I have never heard of anyone who would shy away from quoting a good one. |
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| The 215-2000 astonishes by its precision and its clearness in the medium, by the presence without aggressiveness of high frequencies, by the speed and the clearness of its low register, the whole with exceptional dynamics. |
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| Quo me rapis? Quo indeed. My whole conduct, meekness, mansuetude, voluntary abasement, astonishes me. |
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| They appreciate it as a resource that adds colour and variety to the world, humbles them to the realization of their interconnectedness with all forms of life, and astonishes by its beauty, strength, and adaptability. |
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| By virtue of the number of feed-backs that are reaching us since more than 12 years it astonishes again and again, what ample potential inheres in tachyon energy. |
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| The work duly astonishes and disturbs, but rarely seduces or convinces. |
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| There's not much that astonishes today's university students. |
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| Combine clothes, accessories and hair cuts to achieve a really eye-catching look that astonishes all your friends: a daring style guarantees that everyone has their eyes on you! |
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| The community concept of the AngloSaxon kind astonishes the French. |
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| He always astonishes us with his attentiveness which is always so warm and protective that he inspires serenity and trust in us even during the most difficult moments. |
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| But the result of their efforts astonished the researchers, as it astonishes me. The academics discovered, in effect, that federal spending causes local businesses to shrink. |
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| Despite its' old fashion design in some cases impressive durability of Starr-Edwards caged ball valves astonishes investigators and this case is one of them. |
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