• While the Kremlin can, of course, be exceedingly brutal and anti-democratic in defending its own turf, I see absolutely no reason why it would suddenly abandon a Syria policy that has broad, if unenthusiastic, popular support and which is actively opposed only by a tiny minority of Russian citizens.

    FORBES: Chechen Volunteers in Syria and the Dangers of Intervention

  • DoCoMo has proved this, but I would be very surprised if the world outside Japan suddenly decided to give DoCoMo a technological monopoly on wireless Internet access.

    ECONOMIST: Letters

  • "I would respectfully disagree that the American people are going to suddenly demand more tax hikes, " an aide to Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said.

    CNN: Senate Democrats offer plan to avert mandatory cuts

  • Some would say a mosquito is worth one hundred trillion dollars (and if you were marooned alone on the moon, and suddenly a mosquito appeared, I believe that little guy would be worth all the galaxies in the universe, in terms of biological companionship).

    FORBES: Why The Rio Earth Summit Matters More Than Ever

  • Sometimes I would overhear myself in the act of speech, like a man who suddenly sees himself in a mirror.

    NEWYORKER: History of a Disturbance

  • If you're gonna marry somebody sheerly for a wad of cash, I guess Liz Hurley would be an incredible coup, but Stiller and Hurley suddenly shift gears after a couple of non-committal scenes and start acting like their marriage is the real thing, with no explanation whatsoever.

    CNN: Review: Too much junkie business in 'Permanent Midnight'

  • "The reason I dared to suggest to pupils that he would be on my Christmas dinner list was that he suddenly became a little aggressive towards my black shoes, " he said.

    BBC: Bangor children urge 'mercy for Percy' the pheasant

  • "The cabin crew had already announced that we would be landing shortly, and I was so excited when I saw the ocean getting closer, but suddenly ... it fell, " he said.

    NPR: Investigators Probe Lion Air Crash In Bali

  • It's kind of like what I imagine would happen if the Big One ever hits Los Angeles and all the dermatology offices close while the suddenly haggard roam the streets in search of black market Botox.

    NPR: The iPod, an Electronic Fountain of Youth

  • My first assumption was that there was an electrical fault, but as the time settled on 5 minutes past one, I suddenly realised that it was "'clocks going back time" ...and I would have to sit through that whole hour again!

    BBC: A mean time for doctors

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