1.   A recent survey in Georgia turned up some startling numbers about the lack of knowledge.

2.   Ever since the late political campaign, however, a startling number of glorious, fully liberated American beasts have written for advice on post-election etiquette.

3.   In polls and interviews beyond the Beltway, a startling number of them describe him as mean or vindictive, shifty, too old, inept.

4.   It is a family scene, with a startling number of stay-at-home moms and only a handful of bankers on cellular phones.

5.   Lavano has made his way onto a startling number of exceptional albums over the past two decades.

6.   So far a startling number of people are not just biting but also swallowing.

7.   Sometimes the deal is surrounded by startling numbers, as with the just-approved plan by the Boeing Co. to buy McDonnell Douglas.

8.   Such startling numbers have sparked a new cottage industry, as investment firms offer products to help consumers address a huge financial worry.

9.   The field took advantage of softer, slower greens to post some startling numbers.

10.   These are indeed startling numbers and the politicians, not surprisingly, are crowing.