Distressing (or disturbing) news. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a disturbing increase in the crime rate. From Dictionary.com.
And he's concerned about what he calls a disturbing loss. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: People Count: Hot on the Trail - April 23, 2000] Reference
Last week, Allen's campaign highlighted what it called disturbing, sexually graphic passages from several military novels Webb has written. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2006] Reference
CNN seems upset that Obama won, how disturbing is that!!!. From Wordnik.com. [Obama edges Clinton in island squeaker] Reference
How disturbing is it that he marries an eleven-year-old girl?. From Wordnik.com. [Love by Toni Morrison: Questions] Reference
What makes it even more disturbing is the presence of others. From Wordnik.com. [“High School Musical 3″ Filming East High School Salt Lake City April 2008] Reference
Okay, how disturbing is this picture from the Washington Post?. From Wordnik.com. [09/23/2005] Reference
More disturbing is the permanent damage inflicted on these players. From Wordnik.com. [Head to head combat] Reference
What I find most disturbing is that those slides came from the RNC. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: March 4, 2010] Reference
All his life he has taken keen delight in disturbing the complacent. From Wordnik.com. [Winston Churchill] Reference
The one thing that I find the most disturbing is American imperialism. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
Most disturbing is Devine's evaluation of agricultural water practices. From Wordnik.com. [Letters] Reference
What I do find disturbing is a lack of candor on the part of Mr. Romney. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Romney Deferred] Reference
What's really disturbing is her supporters who believe this to be the truth. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton makes popular vote pitch in new ad] Reference
The aspect of Operation Ripper I find most disturbing is our failure to learn. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Shocking] Reference
Perhaps most disturbing is the effect all this may have on the local elections. From Wordnik.com. [The Struggle to Govern Johannesburg] Reference
Also disturbing is how this appears to be a pattern coming from Governor Kaine. From Wordnik.com. [Tim Kaine- Stop This] Reference
If you read the article you see that more disturbing is their other product line. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Gun-shaped teddy bear crackers] Reference
What I find disturbing, is not the iPhone issues but the CODE OF SILENCE by Apple. From Wordnik.com. [Has the iPhone 3G Been Fixed? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
` ` It's just disturbing from the standpoint of how little we were into the game. ''. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
What I find disturbing is his statement about his truck and his house getting trashed. From Wordnik.com. [Update: Accused Poacher Says He Found Record 8-Point Dead, Pleads Not Guilty] Reference
With this film, Shyamalan embraces his first R-rating in disturbing, visceral fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Kevin's Review: The Happening - A Different, But Familiar, Shyamalan « FirstShowing.net] Reference
What I find disturbing is that Paul Krugman devoted a column to trumpeting this research. From Wordnik.com. [More on the Height of Bravery, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Particularly disturbing is the adoption of the PowerPoint cognitive style in our schools. From Wordnik.com. [- Boing Boing] Reference
Even more disturbing is the dramatic achievement gap that exists at excellent suburban schools. From Wordnik.com. [How Can the Achievement Gap Be Closed? A Freakonomics Quorum - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
What i find most disturbing is the clear lack of a certain ‘common sense’ in peoples minds. From Wordnik.com. [Our Paradoxical Attitudes Toward Privacy - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
What I find deeply disturbing is what Lynn & Alex just said; The panel itself is extremely biased. From Wordnik.com. [Schneider: Gender politics take a backseat] Reference
But what's really disturbing is the way the wars have spilled over into everyday life of "civilians.". From Wordnik.com. [The army has arrived in Lerdo] Reference
"The effect of the Haqqani network in disturbing the U.S. in Afghanistan has been overblown," he said. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Plans Increased Military Aid for Pakistan] Reference
I doubt any of us see the logic in disturbing a solid seller simply to wrap new covers on them to suit another series. From Wordnik.com. [The Codex Continual » Bulwark Publishing: Kharndam Collected (#2)] Reference
But even more disturbing is how the case has been treated in the media -- which is to say, it's essentially been buried. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
However, most disturbing is that unemployment among black teenagers is an astounding 40.6%, and was as high as 50% last year. From Wordnik.com. [Doug Schoen: An Unspoken National Crisis] Reference
More disturbing is the notion that "Spam in a can" Will be the only way people will ever get into orbit for the next 50 years. From Wordnik.com. [Response to Griffin Transition Team Comments - NASA Watch] Reference
Just as disturbing is Mr. Obama's appreciation for Jay-Z, the rapper and unrepentant ex-drug dealer whose real name is Shawn Carter. From Wordnik.com. [President Obama's 'Rap Palate'] Reference
The one most professionally disturbing is the one rendered by Major U.C. Collins while a student in the USA Command and General Staff. From Wordnik.com. [Schott, Richard S.] Reference
The moment she recognized their faces she fell on her knees and implored their pardon for the fault she had committed in disturbing them. From Wordnik.com. [The Heptameron of Margaret, Queen of Navarre] Reference
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