"We're a bit shell-shocked right now, " he told the Toronto Star.

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The development left visitors startled and a bit shell shocked.

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But like many Americans, I was a bit shell shocked three years ago when Belgian brewing giant InBev snapped up Anheuser-Busch, one of the most iconic companies in the history of US capitalism.

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He looked a bit shell-shocked.

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"It was a little bit of a shell shock to see him doing that well, " Mr. Goodman says.

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The 3-inch DVD is a bit larger than a UMD with shell but significantly thinner.

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The firing tube is supported in a tripod-like design and fires roughly a 3-pound shell, some 14 inches in length and a bit larger than 2 inches in diameter.

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Most helmets are a bit like eggs: good at withstanding compressive forces across the entire shell, but not so protective against localised impacts.

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The camera is certainly a bit larger and heavier than it looks from a distance, but housed within the slightly oversized shell are some pretty good optics and some snappy performance.

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