The exit polls often reflected voters' anger at the options before them; so did the astonishing rise of Mr. Perot.

Pollock must rank as the North-East's discovery of the season following his astonishing rise from junior football.

The bar survey also found that at a time when teetotalism is increasing, there has been "an astonishing rise" in drinking among lawyers, particularly women.

But speculators played a significant role in the astonishing rise in energy prices in recent years.

And now its new British owner has perished in circumstances as improbable as his astonishing rise to riches.

The genre, based in Puerto Rico, has enjoyed an astonishing rise.

Public sector net debt was £966.6bn last month, up from £836.8bn in October 2010 - an astonishing 15pc rise, and that doesn't include the bank bail-outs.

Are we exaggerating this astonishing rise, development, and spread of the chrysanthemum?

Jafargholi talked about his astonishing rise to prominence, and the effect that his voice breaking is now having on his material.

Google's astonishing rise and Apple's reinvention are reminders that, when it comes to great ideas, location is crucial.