There was an astonishing sequel.

The pace of urbanization is astonishing.

Given the conditions, the 60 voter turnout was astonishing.

An astonishing and horrible thing has happened in the land.

It was astonishing. They were also producing mangroves in a plantation.

In retrospect, it is astonishing that there should have been any doubt.

Social changes add to such insecurities. All at once we seem to hear two demographic time bombs ticking the continuing population explosion in parts of the third world, and the astonishing rate of aging in the first world.

Most astonishing of all is the complete reinterpretation of the African Union (AU) summit.

This cluster of record breaking events could be merely an astonishing streak of bad luck.

The Chinese government sits atop an astonishing level of foreign reserves greater than 2 trillion.

Bill Strickland tells a quiet and astonishing tale of redemption through arts, music, and unlikely partnerships.

This is an astonishing amount of progress in a remarkably short period of time in human history.

It is astonishing how little is known about the treatment of people with mental health problems in Russia.

The low social stature of a woman inhibits her abilities to truly impact her community in astonishing ways.

And that's something that's just profound and sad, but astonishing because so many of us don't actually know this.

PRINCETON The astonishing story of Barack Obama s election as president has already done much to restore America s global image.

Then she brought the child to her people . They exclaimed O Mary , you have done a most astonishing thing !

Then she brought the child to her people . They exclaimed O Mary , you have done a most astonishing thing !

We need to wait until 1880, when this big man, Charles Darwin, publishes a wonderful, astonishing book that starts a revolution.

Indeed, the striking feature of the Iranian opposition movement is the lack of effective leadership, despite the astonishing persistence of protests.

That Begin was able to rise to the occasion had much to do with the psychological impact of Sadat s astonishing initiative.

This is astonishing, given that highly respected, influential figures and political parties have been speaking for the opposition at international gatherings.

They are rather surprised that a warner from among themselves has come to them . So the unbelievers say This is astonishing

They are rather surprised that a warner from among themselves has come to them . So the unbelievers say This is astonishing

An astonishing number of Pakistani TV stations openly discuss the activities of Sharif and the other exiled former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto.

One high ranking policymaker noted in mid July, This is truly shocking We understand politics, but your government s continued recklessness is astonishing.

So it is astonishing that Europe is doing exactly the opposite firmly closing its eyes to the strategic challenge posed by Turkey.

The number of Union and Confederate soldiers in prisoner of war camps would reach an astonishing one and a half million men.

Indeed, India s 5 billion of US weapons purchases accounts for an astonishing 20 of the 24.8 billion in US arms sales in 2007.

Astonishing patience has been shown by the Pakistani state, which on other occasions freely used air and artillery power to combat such challengers.

The guy didn't show any signs of disrespect for the fact that I'm going to check if I have HIV, which was astonishing.

The effective interest rate, effective annual interest rate, annual equivalent rate (AER) or simply effective rate is the interest rate on a loan or financial product restated from the nominal interest rate as an interest rate with annual compound interest payable in arrears.

In the United States, probably the most astonishing statistic is a 600 percent increase in autism and autistic spectrum disorders and other learning disabilities.

One notion promulgated in recent weeks is that the IPCC is sensationalist this is perhaps the most astonishing, if not risible claim of all.

The number of students enrolled in primary schools in China has fallen by 18 since 1990, and by an astonishing 33 in South Korea.

The population growth rate surged as the mortality rate dropped more rapidly than the birth rate.

What is astonishing about this model is that it has enabled China to maintain rapid growth within a relatively stable political environment for 30 years.

But none of this was persuasive enough for Indiana primary voters, who backed his rival, State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, by an astonishing 20 point margin.

ABR Available bit rate a minimum guaranteed rate is specified.

It is astonishing to note that more than two thirds of the rural workingwomen received income of up to one quarter of a minimum wage in 2003.

The malnutrition rate and the child mortality rate have been reduced.

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Today the overall literacy rate in Albania is 98.7 the male literacy rate is 99.2 and female literacy rate is 98.3 .

Table 1.6 Total birth rate and population growth rate in Viet Nam ( )