Nineteenth century workers would probably be surprised to know that their pants would one day become a fashion object.

VOA: special.2009.12.18

He was surprised to see land turtles that weighed more than two hundred kilograms and were more than one meter long.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

A lot of Americans may be surprised to know that it was written without saying anything directly about sports.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

She brought her daughter Khiyali to the exhibit and was surprised to find how much she already knew.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

I was surprised to see three riders in the same place where I had last seen my friend.

VOA: special.2011.07.16

He was surprised to see me and tried to hide a small object in his pocket.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

They were surprised to find that copies of two books disappeared from their devices.

VOA: special.2009.07.24

It took only a moment. He was too surprised to fight me.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

He was surprised to hear his father's voice.

VOA: special.2009.03.07

"People have been surprised to see this aspect of Paik's work focused on because they are used to seeing the big banks of televisions with a lot of dancing and twisting images.

VOA: special.2011.05.18

After being away from the Senate for almost eight years, Clay was surprised to find how bitter the two sections of the United States -- north and south -- had grown toward each other.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

And I am surprised to see a general listening to orders of a colonel.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

The other dog was going to win and Smiley's dog looked surprised and did not try to win the fight anymore.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

He was surprised by the large number of busy people in the subway who stopped to listen.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

"I think that people are often surprised when they come to this museum and see an exhibition of modern or contemporary native art.

VOA: special.2010.11.29

Visitors to Zion National Park are surprised by the huge mountain structures of red, pink and white.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

answered Aylmer,surprised. The mind is in a sad state when sleep cannot control its ghosts and allows them to break free with their secrets.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

But he was surprised that he had not been afraid to go.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

when I've been surprised. When we had like a surprise we got to go out to someplace very fancy, didn't really know what was going to happen ahead of time.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

Malema surprised some ZANU-PF members when he told them not to engage in violence during elections.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

President Obama surprised the world last Thursday when he announced plans to cancel a missile defense system in Europe proposed by the Bush administration.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

But last month, Kaczynski surprised many people by delivering a conciliatory televised speech to Russia.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

The speed and magnitude of the crisis surprised the government and aid agencies and has put an enormous strain of their ability to provide assistance.

VOA: standard.2009.07.03

So it really does open up a new world of learning, Warren says when it comes to HIV/AIDS, people must be ready to be surprised.

VOA: standard.2010.07.15

Eide,speaking to reporters, is calling for patience to allow the process to be completed, saying he is not surprised by the slow pace of the vote count.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

But many Europeans at this tourist information center in Orlando say they are not surprised that fewer people from their countries are choosing to visit the U.S..

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

That amount of time is starting to come down. We were also quite surprised when we first started looking at vaccines that they were such a life-saving advance.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

And I talked to a couple of Rangers who were in some pretty tough fights that were surprised that the Taliban were as good and sophisticated as they were,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

"I think it is safe to say he was surprised,". Less than a year after taking office, Mr.Obama is joining an elite group of recognized peacemakers that includes Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King,Jr.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09