However,he made a surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention to support Barack Obama's candidacy for president.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

Aurelio's story was no surprise to another commenter,Katie Kivenko: When you listen to your favorite songs, you feel emotionally high and it moves you to action.

VOA: special.2011.01.06

"You are a fool." And then to Ben's surprise, he slowly walked away.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

For a classically trained composer, Jennifer Higdon's musical influences might surprise you.

VOA: special.2010.07.12

But this surprise is part of Maya Lin's aim.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

Still,last week's announcement was a surprise.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

Biden expressed surprise over President Ahmadinejad's reported margin of victory especially in urban areas where Iran's opposition appeared strongest.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

A senior State department official who spoke to reporters Monday said the sharp tone of the Iranian leader's comments was not a surprise.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

That's no big surprise to Marc Cohen, a policy researcher with the humanitarian aid group,Oxfam.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

Earlier this week, Kasab took lawyers by surprise when he changed his plea to guilty and admitted that he sprayed gunfire at Mumbai's main train station after arriving in the city from Pakistan with other nine other gunmen.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23