"I think we'll get a surprise this year and I'm leaning a little bit towards Dortmund, " continued Schmeichel.

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These plans "smooth out your expenses so you don't get a nasty surprise, " says Eric H.

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Get ready for a surprise.

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But if that is a surprise, get over to the WSJ stat.

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But, absent such a surprise, we should get the normal V pattern.

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"Knowing Mike, it doesn't surprise me that he found a way to get in the middle of the fight, " said Marine Corps Maj.

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These findings might not surprise the schools' head teachers, who get a package of data each autumn which shows them how well they are performing compared with other similar schools.

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And yes, no surprise, celebrities tend to get married (and divorced) a lot.

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President Obama made a surprise last minute visit to Reddit tonight, asking Redditors to get to the polls just hours before the end of the election.

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The figures, from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), did not come as a surprise to public sector trade union Unison, which believes the problem will only get worse because of planned NHS cuts.

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Both men clearly know how to get the best out of their team and I can't wait to see if either springs a surprise on the day rather than sticking to the tried-and-trusted gameplan.

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The first snake - named Ben after Ben Curtis, last weekend's surprise winner of the Open - was caught by a group of golfers who managed to get it into a box.

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But in a part of the world where talking about threats is enough to get you killed, it's no surprise he is shy when the subject comes up.

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His is a surprise inclusion but it is understood he is unlikely to figure and has only been included to get him involved with the first team again.

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Johnson had a greater WPA (2.70) than any wide receiver this season (no surprise), but that is nearly half of what most quarterbacks get, and the MVP is generally a QB award.

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