Megan Vick from Billboard noted that "Rihanna's lush vocal turn denotes a startling leap in maturity from previous singles".

At last it gave another startling leap, landed about ten yards away from its work, and said: "Yes, yes.

Tyrus did not enter Ja- thelle's mind, but he sensed she was following him, making startling leaps in understanding for one who had never encountered genuine sorkra before yesterday.

Would I ever be able to think such convoluted and political thoughts, make such startling leaps into the unlikely, and impress Bithras?

Or maybe I was wrong all along, she thought: a startling leap of imagination for her.

"Full of startling leaps of imagination . . . as seaworthy a vessel as a schooner for exploring new worlds".

Not for him the startling leaps in performance that have aroused so many suspicions when it comes to athletics.

A trio of field workers fled at their approach, running with startling leaps across orderly rows of bushes with thick-lobed, succulentlooking leaves.

The crew under me is in no way at fault,- in fact, they're making some rather exciting and startling leaps of logic in order to try antifigure out the operations of these vessels.

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