Disqus has run a rather surprising 5 billion ads a month on 1.5 billion page views, about a quarter of total Disqus page views.

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The immediate result was a rather surprising and unexpected increase in my energy levels, leading to a very gradual return to exercise, building up slowly over an extended period of time.

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Other rather surprising people will come in there with a strength of friendship that perhaps Jeffrey hadn't expected.

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But Jackson Lee described Wilson as "a likeable guy, seemingly reserved" and said it was "rather surprising" when saw who shouted the comment.

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Far more surprising: the fact that Flip is still a thriving product line, rather than electronic roadkill.

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It is not surprising, come to think about it, that the birthday bash was rather a damp squib.

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