He consumed staggering quantities of some of the most pernicious drugs available in Nyissa and frequently came into her presence with the vacant-eyed shamble of a sleepwalker.

One result is the staggering quantity of mind-stunning blather we hear nowadays about diet, muscularity and sound innards.

A staggering quantity of splintered glass and wood was scattered all over the floor.

Belgo's motto is "Moules, frites et bieres" (Mussels, fries and beers), and those foods are served in staggering quantities.

Since methamphetamine is easy to produce, the substance is manufactured locally in staggering quantities.

A staggering quantity of delicate, complex equipment was hauled out and set up in the testing areas.

What distinguishes "The Century of Titian" is the unsurpassed quality and the staggering, even exhausting quantity of major loans and the cogent way they have been organized.

Nevertheless all indications are that, surprisingly enough, no staggering quantities of erotic secrets are aired - little beyond the customary escapades.

Worse, for Scotland, the enterprise had been ominously well financed, tying up a staggering quantity of the country's available cash.

It has yet to address the heavy environmental impacts of tar-sand extraction, which range from the strip-mining of immense areas to the use of staggering quantities of fresh water.