This is a startling development in a nation where people rarely invite anyone but their relatives and closest friends to dinner.

The most startling development, though, has been the Angels' pitching.

The prison is the underside of Brazil's startling development in the past decade.

An improvement in pitching would be a startling but welcome development.

There have been some startling developments from some of the devices you brought us.

"If there should be any really startling developments, let me know."

A more startling development, however, is a preoccupation with jumbo scale.

Even to an outsider like her this was a startling development.

A startling development, however, was the large increase in average hourly earnings.

Barring any startling developments, I'll contact you again same time tomorrow.