Shipione's curiosity was whetted by a series of Callan opinions that struck her as odd.
Suddenly, the ugly ducklings of ingredients, such as odd meat cuts, are the gourmet swans.
First, it strikes me as odd that the announcement about the sanctions was made by the State Department.
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"Jimmy Savile was regarded by a great many people as odd - a bit peculiar, " said Mr Entwistle.
So as odd as it may sound, sometimes we start with the end in mind, and not the beginning.
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As odd as it sounds, the ESPN decision about its singer hits to the core of its business strategy.
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Given the enormous distractions of the war on terrorism, the timing of Mr Ashcroft's announcement struck some as odd.
Both arguments strike Buttonwood as odd, but the second is of arresting awfulness.
MPs should prefer to see their colleagues in the other house appointed is not as odd as it first looks.
It always struck me as odd that this was not considered gaming by people who mocked any XBox player over the age of 12.
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Second, it strikes me as odd that former Mossad chief Meir Dagan felt compelled to issue an impassioned defense of the Ofer Brothers Shipping company.
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The decision struck most as odd, since the first page of the passport complies with international specifications and has no space for another column on religion.
Some may see this as odd, given that his plan for the privatisation of the biggest financial institution in the world is less radical that it sounds.
In particular, the inclusion of mortgage-backed securities will be seen by some as odd, since these proved to be wholly illiquid and unsellable in the summer of 2007.
Almost as odd is that it is an "initial modelling result", with a promise to publish more material in due course, once it has crunched through some more numbers.
As odd as it may seem to deconstruct any well-intended endeavor, many older activists dismiss Millennials as slackavists for their preference towards digital advocacy rather than hitting (or sitting on) the pavement.
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"The inclusion of mortgage-backed securities will be seen by some as odd, since these proved to be wholly illiquid and unsellable in the summer of 2007, " said BBC business editor Robert Peston.
As odd as this Olympian-turned-call girl story is, many will not stigmatize Ms. Hamilton nearly as critically as those athletes that have caused shame through cheating within their sport by using performance enhancing drugs.
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That led to a contract in 2009 with the Def Jam label, but not much came of it initially, and Mr. Ocean turned his attention to working with an underground rap collective known as Odd Future.
With the unemployment rate at its lowest level since December 2008 and the economy adding more jobs than any major analyst estimated in February, it may strike some as odd that the White House chose to play down the number.
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Does it not, therefore, strike you as odd that the Republican leadership would choose to build their sales pitch around an objection that not only cannot be supported by facts, but requires a seriously dishonest portrayal of the situation to back up their claims?
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Gif's enduring popularity has also been helped by the fact it supports animations, making it easy for people to embed short clips into blogs, and copy and paste jokey looping video - such as odd actions by the actor James Van Der Beek - into discussion forums.
This immediately struck me as odd, since any other hotel of this size and price I have been to either has it owns shuttle or would simply have a bellman take me over, but I schlepped down the driveway in the tropical heat and waited for the bus.
The quartet Alt-J, whose "An Awesome Wave" won last year's Mercury Prize as Britain's best album, did much with little on stage as odd two-part vocal harmonies, a gently picked electric guitar, lush synth lines and syncopated percussion coalesced into a distinctive blend that united folk, prog rock, electronica, show tunes and hip-hop.
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