She seems "an extraordinary mixture of innocence and crudity."

He was conscious of an extraordinary mixture of feelings.

Seen from a local level, the Church was an extraordinary mixture of idleness and industry.

"He is an extraordinary mixture", she wrote in her diary, "and I enjoy studying him."

"We're the result of an extraordinary mixture," he said.

Medieval kingship was an extraordinary mixture of harsh reality and lofty ideals.

The truth is people are an extraordinary mixture of heroism and cowardice.

July and August are months to watch, although the whole year is an extraordinary mixture of sunshine and tears.

"She was the most extraordinary mixture of self-confidence and self-doubt of any actor I've worked with," he said.

It makes for an extraordinary mixture but an entertaining one, as eclectic as the individual pieces he describes.