But astonishingly, given the lack of independence enjoyed by Angola's judiciary, the court that tried them found them not guilty on January 30th.

ECONOMIST: Angola

But - astonishingly - some diplomats and UN officials in this region (speaking of course under cover of anonymity) give the theory some credence.

BBC: Liberia's unusual war

But, astonishingly, the omens are grim.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

But then, astonishingly, Mr el Mahdi apologised for the attack.

ECONOMIST: Plenty of peace initiatives around but no peace in sight

This may seem astonishingly small, but it actually includes everything, inclusive of care paid for by government or private health insurers.

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Those are astonishingly favorable odds, but also a little pathetic the second Wild Card was added to bring more meaning to divisional races, but with the Yankees and Boston all but rubber-stamped for October, does it render regular season games even less important?

WSJ: Jason Gay: Time to Light a Fire Under a Tired Rivalry

Indeed, the GOP arguments put forth in the study would be truly compelling were it not for the fact that the claims made are so astonishingly dishonest that it takes but a few hours of research to disprove and discredit virtually every substantial claim they make.

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The referee, astonishingly, only booked the goalkeeper but later sent him off for a second yellow card, and the African Football Confederation imposed a three-match ban.

BBC: Sport - World Cup 2010 - faouzi_chaouchi

Astonishingly, Hess turns this fable-like premise into a juvenile but grand-scale vision of earth and heaven.

NEWYORKER: Gentlemen Broncos

But now the latest Internet data traffic figures are in, and the results are astonishingly good.

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