It wasn't until my wife told me what was happening I expressed some surprise.
When we published this new best-seller list today, it caused some surprise in the publishing industry.
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While I suspect the administration might have experienced some surprise when that invitation was extended, the first obstacle had been cleared.
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Still, there were some surprise entries to our list this year, in addition to expected entrants like the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Charger.
The uncertainty will make for some surprise winners, both in the Dolby Theatre (formerly the Kodak) and in wagering living rooms across America.
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So it was to some surprise that the proposal was made this week not by a maverick backbencher but by the finance minister, Thierry Breton.
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Each of us spoke of our initiation, and we established with some surprise that we had all begun our mountaineering careers with an extremely foolish act.
And so it was with some surprise, but little shock among those familiar with Ukrainian politics, that Tymoshenko was indicted for activities she allegedly undertook while in office.
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Two judges gave the decision to Holt quite comfortably - 117-111 and 116-112 - with the third causing some surprise with a 115-113 call in favour of Hopkins.
The model caught us by some surprise as it transpired that the unit was a pre-production teaser, loosed upon the unsuspecting show floor well ahead of its intended May launch.
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Then my father went on a winter holiday to Cuba (my mother remarked on this with some surprise and maybe approval) and came back with a lingering sort of flu that caused the visits to lapse.
It also happens due to overreaction to some market surprise, a last-minute input, or a squeeze on cash.
The fall took some by surprise, with Singapore-based traders saying they hadn't been prepared for the heavy losses.
His scientific method was to gather huge amounts of data, with exuberant curiosity, in order to let some discovery surprise him.
His conclusion will anger some and surprise others: gas-guzzlers will have plenty to run on for the rest of this century.
Pablo and Anselmo knew how good they were and while Pablo stood now proud and less sad-looking, watching them lovingly, the old man acted as though they were some great surprise that he had produced, suddenly, himself.
For, much as this might surprise some, not all European countries are the same.
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"We're going to pleasantly surprise some people, " insists Robert Currey , RCN's vice chairman.
He stood up, shook his head in some kind of surprise, sat down again.
"I think we're going to surprise some people, just because of the strength of our pitching, " Buck said.
The way things are going lately for the New York Yankees, it's a surprise some mishap didn't occur.
And it has been around for over 100 years, which may surprise some.
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The results seemed to surprise some of those who participated in the survey.
Over a 12-month period Malaysia is a market that might surprise some people.
Karl Popper was not always forthcoming about his early life and his early intellectual trajectory may surprise some of his admirers.
It might surprise some people that a Texas metropolis tries to pick your pocket more than ones in New York or California.
The sharp decrease in the second quarter took some experts by surprise.
What may surprise some people is the ranking of media neutrality.
When the financial crisis hit, it took some Portuguese by surprise.
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