When they catch fire — as they do with alarming frequency — or collapse during storms, we react as though a national institution has come under threat.

Beneath it, tectonic plates shift with alarming frequency.

Over the past few years, it has boomeranged back into fashion with alarming frequency.

My own local authority, conversely, offers overmanicured verges juxtaposed with an alarming frequency of unrepaired potholes, suggesting budget prioritisation issues.

With things changing so rapidly, you'd have to revise those promises with alarming frequency.