With 50,000 children in foster care, that is not a shocking number.

A shocking number disappear, are assassinated or are forced to leave the country.

Three-fourths of the patients, a shocking number, stopped taking the drug they had been given, suggesting that there is a clear need for better treatments.

A shocking number, agencies and families say, clearly do not even like children.

A shocking number of his recent articles are based on something he saw on television.

It made a difference, for example, that Tiger Woods was involved with a shocking number of women other than his wife.

"And that expedition cost a shocking number of lives for little direct value to Britain."

A shocking number of children are addicted to drugs, alcohol, nicotine and medicines.

Reject any that lack drainage holes (a shocking number do).

A shocking number of people drink and drive every day without crashing.