Regardless of the reason, those with income-heavy portfolios could be in for a shock.
But anyone who takes her young appearance as a sign of weakness is in for a shock.
When the Soho space finally opened in the spring of 2002, Kang and Yoon were in for a shock.
The Burns, both nurses, were in for a shock after taking their son Eric to an emergency room in July.
Yet many individual investors who think they own actual gold could be in for a shock because what they own is a pretty good promise, but definitely not the real deal.
Janet Novack writes in a recent blog post that Baby Boomers are in for a health shock and she quotes a recent study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that found there is a disconnect with how pre-retirees estimate their health in retirement, with only 13% predicting their health will decline but 39% of retirees report their health is actually worse in retirement.
If it's something life-affirming and feelgood you're after you could be in for a nasty shock.
The salaried news stalwarts who find entrepreneurial journalism hard to warm up to are in for a bigger shock.
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As for squatters, who steal up to 15% of the nation's water: they may be in for a rude shock.
Stephen Burke, director of United for All Ages, was more critical of the government plan, saying families "will be in for a rude shock".
Holders of Roth IRAs may be in for a rude shock.
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"Many firms could be in for a nasty shock by failing to give themselves adequate legal protection when doing e-business, " said the London chamber's acting chief executive Peter Bishop.
If you often visit the YouTube home page, you may be in for a bit of a shock.
The Swedish insurance company Folksam found it performed at least three times better than 12 conventional helmets in a test for shock absorbency.
But for Google to get knee-deep in handset and tablet manufacturing is a notable shock for its Asian hardware partners.
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"I've always believed in myself, but being in the frame for England is still a shock, looking at where I've come from", he's told BBC Radio Shropshire.
The Bulls looked comfortable as they lead 30-12 at the interval, but little did they know that there was a shock in store for them after the break.
The situation became fraught, and in the hours leading up to the family vote Mr. Cox Jr. was briefly admitted to a hospital in Massachusetts for diabetic shock.
The goal appeared set to round off a satisfactory first half for the Irish but there was a shock in store before the break as Martinez struck in a superb half-volley to the net after the home defence appeared to switch off.
In a state known for dampness, the Alvord comes as something of a shock.
"There are very few fans in the mainland for a big-bang or shock-therapy approach, " he notes.
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Those who use it a lot would be in for sticker shock.
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They kept me in hospital for a week and that was a huge shock.
What might explain such a downturn and are we in for another shock?
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In the group's other match, second-half goals from Vitali Bulyga and Vladimir Korythko ensured Belarus ended their qualifying campaign with a shock 2-1 win in Minsk over the Netherlands -- for whom Rafael Van der Vaart scored a late consolation goal.
Just tossing around ideas on anything nuclear with an NGO in the room has already proved a culture shock for Britain's secretive nuclear folk.
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