But fortunately politicians like to get re-elected, so it should be no shock that this was stopped.
The fact that brand names in the financial sector were the hardest hit also came as no shock.
Being a Japanese carrier and all, it's no shock to see KDDI with a large presence at CEATEC.
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Heck, if Jesus was mocked in his day, it's no shock Ray Lewis, Tim Tebow or anyone else today will be ridiculed.
In any case, it would come as no shock to a man or woman of the world to discover that doubtful loans were significantly higher than the sums officially acknowledged.
Bourne is already a proven winner in high-def, so it's no shock at all to see that Universal Studios Home Entertainment is finally bringing the acclaimed trilogy to Blu-ray.
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Munster had made a powerful start and it was no shock when they edged in front with a simple Paul Warwick penalty after Daryl Gibson sneaked offside in his own danger zone.
It should come as no shock to financial markets that university endowments have followed in the wake of central banks and hedge funds to become the newest major investors in precious metals like gold.
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There was never any sign of a break in the third either and it was no shock when it too went to a tie-break which Murray won 7-4 to set up a clash with Radek Stepanek in the third round.
DirecTV has a thing for offering up exclusives such as this in order to help fencesitters make the leap, so it's no shock to see the satcaster taking the multi-pane approach used primarily for sporting events to cover election night.
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So it comes as no great shock that Vanderslice's newest album, Romanian Names, is his best yet.
Moreover, some experts argue that there has been no significant shock to the economy that might push the U.S. into a stagflationary mode.
No, the shock came in the revised version of the recovery before that.
This should shock no one: conservative donors to charity have radically different views about the reasons for giving than their more liberal counterparts.
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In hindsight, she expressed shock that no one had picked up on her situation.
Shock or no, Mr. Balcerowicz remains adamant that fixes are best implemented as quickly as possible.
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After the shock disaster no one, presented with the train wreck before them, can imagine an improvement.
There was no hint of the shock result to come, when Inter went ahead nine minutes after the interval.
There will be shock, and no doubt anger, on the streets of Pakistan.
Too often, in fact, they do little more than titillate the cognoscenti by being as deliberately "transgressive" as possible, in the process shocking innocently earnest viewers who fail to realize that transgressive art has no purpose other than to shock.
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In a state that has no income tax, the resulting shock to consumers had immediate ramifications, as sales-tax receipts plummeted.
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But two recent studies, including one in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association and one in the British Medical Journal, found that heel patients who received shock wave therapy did no better than patients who received a fake treatment.
Rounding out the top five are veteran shock jocks Howard Stern (No. 4) and Rush Limbaugh (No. 5).
Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland after Saturday's match, Scott was in no mood to seek excuses for the shock defeat.
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