Sentences with phrase «staggering feats of»
The Raid and its sequel, The Raid 2, are staggering feats of action packed mayhem, featuring some of the best hand - to - hand combat that can be found anywhere on film.
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It was the beginning of the Olympic Games, so I was still basking in the idealistic glow of the opening ceremonies, impressed by the commitment and talent of the most gifted competitors in the world, and awed by the staggering feats of athleticism that appeared on my TV screen each night.
Chang explained that «whatever else it may be — a culmination, an obligation, a staggering feat of crowd control, a truly epic tease — «Avengers: Infinity War» is a brisk, propulsive, occasionally rousing and borderline - gutsy continuation of a saga that finally and sensibly seems to be drawing to a close.
At the end of The Vintage Caper, Sam had just carried off a staggering feat of derring - do in the heart of Bordeaux, infiltrating the ranks of the French elite to rescue a stolen, priceless wine collection.
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There have been 13 Olympics since, and each has left a legacy of unforgotten moments and splendid heroes: Dorando Pietri staggering to a disqualification in 1908; Aileen Riggin, at 12, winning the dive in Antwerp; Jim Thorpe, who astonished the Swedes with his athletic feats by day and his revelry by night; the taciturn little Finn, Paavo Nurmi, who won seven long - distance championships; Jesse Owens, whose four gold medals in Berlin brought a scowl to the face of Adolf Hitler; and Emil Zatopek who, lacking natural speed, became by will the most marvelous of modern long - distance runners.
From his bio page ``... Rich is a 50 - year old, accomplished vegan ultra-endurance athlete... In May 2010, Rich and his ultra-colleague Jason Lester accomplished an unprecedented feat of staggering endurance many said was not possible.
This will be remembered as the year that, in November, Christie's New York broke records with a US$ 692 million postwar and contemporary art sale — over a half a billion dollars in business on just 67 works of art: a staggering feat.