By Ansbacher's logic, index-fund investors and put sellers should have already had a nice surprise.

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Profits were 9 cents a share, a nice surprise given the Street had expected a break-even quarter.

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This comes as something of a nice surprise to supporters of science education.

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We did, however, find a nice surprise hiding under those glossy white table covers -- a wireless charging pad.

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Research in Motion (BBRY) was a nice surprise yesterday in the last hour.

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The market got a nice surprise Friday, as after revisions the unemployment rate dropped below 8% for the first time in three years.

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The German software giant SAP this morning provided the tech sector with a nice surprise, pre-announcing better-than-expected results for the second quarter.

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Daniella from Montreal welcomed Pope Francis's election as "a nice surprise".

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"For me it's a real honour and a nice surprise but I feel I am accepting it on behalf of women's football in this country, " she said.

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And the songs just kind of came out in Spanish, which was a really nice surprise, even for me.

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"This is a nice piece of work, but it isn't a surprise, " he says.

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