The American habit of being on first-name terms from the start tends to shock.
It should not take another collapsing bridge or failing levee to shock us into action.
That figure is likely to shock many experts as it is far higher than many current estimates.
But news of such loss on American soil, far from any foreign battlefield, has the power to shock.
His work immediately displayed two strong McQueen characteristics: terrific workmanship and a strong sense of how to shock.
"I never wanted to make something that was overly provocative, I never wanted to shock people, " Gordon-Levitt said.
People who thought that art had lost its power to shock must be rubbing their eyes in disbelief.
Even after a horrible summer, Zynga still managed to shock Wall Street today after issuing a stiff warning.
By 2010, mass shootings in America had nearly lost their capacity to shock.
Skinner, inventor of the Skinner box, which can include an electrified floor to shock rodents and condition them.
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But these playful supernatural elements don't gel with the movie's psychological pretensions, or its eager, addle-headed urge to shock and perturb.
If it detects a severe arrhythmia, the device is designed to shock the heart, causing it to revert to normal rhythm.
The accusation was itself reckless, though it was perhaps the price Tynan paid for a style whose intention was to shock.
It is very difficult to shock me, but that statement managed it.
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That fact should never lose its capacity to shock the investing world as a whole or its actual clients, who deserve better.
That trip to the Windies resulted in England slumping to shock 2-1 defeats in the sides' one-day and Twenty20 series last November.
For one thing, even the crisis in Georgia has not been enough to shock the EU into a common position on Russia.
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But in an interview with BBC Radio 4, to be broadcast ahead of Harrison's reading, he also acknowledges its power to shock.
Their response followed the same arc, from solemnity to shock to hilarity.
But also, most probably, to try to shock himself with the truth.
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In the absence of a plan, officials have turned to shock treatment.
Weigel, infamously, was forced to resign from the Washington Post for showing such virulent bias against conservatives as to shock even the Post.
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Part of the challenge for the campaign is not simply to shock smokers, but to make them think about smoking in a different way.
But as long as Steve Jobs remains at the helm, it's a sure bet that the company will continue to shock, surprise and intrigue.
Troubled retailer American Apparel has managed to shock people yet again.
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Williams, though, says his farm has "not been that bad" in Wales' roller-coaster campaign, and firmly believes the team has the attributes to shock the Irish.
The learner was a tape recorded dialogue that purposely got a certain amount of answers wrong to see if the teacher would continue to shock them.
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At the same time, he reviles "the new bad taste, " which he defines as entertainment that tries too hard to shock and lacks inventiveness and wit.
So, yeah, it is a risk for us and he is an exciting, dynamic player and it's not going to shock me if he gets an offer.
During the 1920s and 1930s, the Geneva, Switzerland-based watch brand, Alpina, was known for manufacturing military watches for pilots that were precise and resistant to shock.
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