1.   But in systems with astronomical numbers of possibilities, it is impossible to test every case.

2.   But because stellar collapses produce such astronomical numbers of high-energy neutrinos, the chances that some would hit other atoms are greatly increased.

3.   Enigma used a series of electrical rotors to scramble messages in an astronomical number of ways.

4.   Erickson, of the credit counseling service, predicts even more astronomical numbers of bankruptcies in the next downturn, which economists say is inevitable.

5.   He was asked about what his family would make of such astronomical numbers.

6.   It not only costs American jobs, but it also tilts the balance of trade to astronomical numbers.

7.   Neutrinos, which bombard Earth in astronomical numbers, can pass through matter with only a minuscule chance of hitting any atom and thereby betraying their presence.

8.   That is an astronomical number, shocking enough to find its way into many news and opinion articles on the subject.

9.   Using a series of electrical rotors, Enigma was capable of scrambling messages in an astronomical number of ways.