Even in our pleasantly postfeminist era, in which pretty much everyone wears jeans, the predominant image of a fashionable, dressed-up woman is still a feminine one: heels, dresses, makeup.

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The markets were pleasantly surprised, even euphoric for a while.

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When my friend arrived at the restaurant to pick up her wallet she was pleasantly surprised that everything was still in it, even her money.

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Apparently, Nokia has been pleasantly surprised by the enthusiastic response to the N900 OS even though the enthusiast package is not quite ready for mass-market appeal.

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Last night, I was pleasantly surprised to see the topic come up, and even more astonished to find that it was brought up by Mitt Romney.

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