This came as a shock to me. I looked hard at my friend.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

This came as a shock to me.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

The group says less time passes for an earthquake shock wave to reach a measuring instrument than in the past.

VOA: special.2009.03.17

Deep brain stimulation uses electricity to shock the brain in areas that help send messages to the body.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

Joints need cartilage for smooth movement and to absorb shock when you put pressure on a joint.

VOA: special.2010.05.19

A main concern is that the failure of some banks or governments to pay their debts could send a financial shock across many countries.

VOA: special.2009.03.06

So the news out of Palo Alto,California, last Friday came to many as a shock.

VOA: special.2010.08.13

The idea was to shock the enemy, frighten him, and make him run away.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

Most of his friends believed the shock of losing all his money had taken away his ability to reason and to live in the real world.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

They looked to the new president with a mixture of shock and hope.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

The underwater barrier is meant to shock the carp into turning back.

VOA: special.2009.12.15

"It was pretty much of a shock when I got here. I mean,if you're going to talk to some of your friends about some of the stuff you saw -- and you can't describe the smells, the feeling of the heat on your body and the sweat running down your back.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

"Yes,this is something we have to consider because many of those children are still in a state of shock."

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

She said people are in a state of shock, waiting for something to happen and still fearing aftershocks.

VOA: standard.2010.01.14

Pulleys,axles and shock absorbers document researchers' efforts to deal with the rolling waves.

VOA: standard.2010.01.04

"For the markets right now, it is a shock because everybody is waiting to see what can come next because such a shocking effect, to do it overnight, is not good for a market which is keen on transparency."

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

"It was pretty much of a shock when I got here." "I mean,if you're going to talk to some of your friends of some of the stuff you saw and you can't describe the smells, the feeling of the heat on your body and the sweat running down your back, the smell of the pus that hits your nose of unwashed bodies in a closed room, the circulation, the smell of your own panic when you're not sure what to do" Other doctors in the film echo Dr.Krueger's sentiments.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29