A prospect that I do not find particularly distressing, he thought, but tried to disguise his pleasure.

Sounds like a dying animal on every stroke, and is particularly distressing to witness.

Because these episodes weren't particularly distressing to Steve, we agreed to see each other within a month.

What must be particularly distressing for the league is attendance at its new arenas.

He found the notion of being burned at the stake particularly distressing.

The failure of many agencies to correct reports once errorshad been brought to their attention was particularly distressing, he said.

Particularly distressing was the company's forecast of a 20 percent reduction in earnings the next two years.

It's particularly distressing that some minority lawmakers, at this late hour, may block reform.

People are experiencing a smell which is not particularly distressing.

The second blaze was particularly distressing because repairs from the first had just been completed.