startling result

collocation in English

meaningsofstartlingandresult

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startling
adjective
uk
/ˈstɑː.təlɪŋ/us
/ˈstɑːr.t̬əlɪŋ/
surprising and ...
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result
noun
uk
/rɪˈzʌlt/us
/rɪˈzʌlt/
something that happens or exists because of ...
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(Definition ofstartlingandresultfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The (perhaps)startlingresultis that heap-allocated frames have almost the same cost as stack frames.
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This is astartlingresultand it shows a waste of energy.
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If one looks at some of the commodities concerned, one gets a prettystartlingresult.
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One recent knockout provided startling results and attests to the importance of these genes in regulating even seemingly complex behavior.
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Among the startling results is the proof that any lax natural transformation between two container types is strong.
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This produced some quite startling results.
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The last two lines of paragraph (b) produce some rather startling results.
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It might have produced even more startling results if it had gone all the way up to the higher-paid occupations.
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The other thing is that these men who go in for pure science may ultimately finish with the most startling results.
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The introduction of a torch, even for the beneficent purpose of throwing light, is apt to produce very startling results under those conditions.
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It has had quite startling results in reducing reoffending.
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That is one of the areas where the survey is being carried out, but so far we have no startling results.
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You will find some quite startling results in the other direction.
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I have for three months been making inquiries, with startling results.
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The caveat is that we cannot expect quick or startling results in this field.
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A year has not yet passed since these measures were announced, and it is obviously far too early to expect startling results.
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Examination of the individual planning applications produced startling results, raising some serious questions.
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It has produced quite startling results.
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We cannot do that in general elections, local elections or any other elections; and some startling results can come out of the conventional methods of election.
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