1.   This is a rather startling admission from a noted tough guy.

2.   Alan Sagner, the new chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, made a startling admission to a group of television executives in Baltimore last month.

3.   But, for now, their closed-door sessions have produced some startling admissions.

4.   Despite his startling admission, Henning was just telling it like it is.

5.   In a startling admission, even the president of Mandarin Co., a decidedly hard-nosed businessman named David Wang, agreed that the wages he pays are inadequate.

6.   It was a startling admission, even from a woman known for Norma Desmond-like theatricality.

7.   It was a startling admission from a man who has never looked for justification from his Democratic enemies.

8.   Montgomerie admitted Saturday that he did not feel comfortable playing from the front on Friday, a startling admission from a player of his caliber.

9.   The rice diplomacy was remarkable in that it arose after North Korea made a startling admission of a grain shortage in May by asking Japan for food aid.

10.   Then Guillen made a startling admission.