The explosions were a jolting reminder of the terrorist threats that had hovered over recent negotiations.

If the show's provenance slips the audience's minds, these lines can be a jolting reminder.

Together these newcomers have given Turks a new glimpse of a world just beyond their border, and in some cases a jolting reminder of ethnic bonds that had been severed by the cold war.

Nonetheless the advances were a jolting reminder of how volatile stock prices can be when traders line up on one side or another to sell or buy in a thinly traded market.

The response to this year's initiatives is a jolting reminder of the prejudice homosexuals still confront daily.

Taiwan's earthquake was a jolting reminder to the computer industry of its reliance on this island nation.

Bolan had just been given a jolting reminder of the danger he brought into each life he touched, no matter how casually.

Banners that read "Baysball USA" flapped from lightpoles, a jolting reminder that just a few days ago this region was frolicking over its two World Series teams.

Blitz damage to the Pantheon and three other models, though, offers a jolting reminder that nothing lasts forever.

And the incisive questions and comments by audience members were a jolting reminder that the story inhabits us all.