But some extravagantly paid stars and a few numbers hasn't stopped Mick McCarthy's charges springing the odd surprise this season, so why should we rule them out of this contest? (football-bookmakers.com)
There are some odd surprises, not least of all for the number one spot, but the majority of our most popular items concerned rioting and phone - hacking, two events which caused spikes in traffic to news sites. (politics.co.uk)
The Shadow Cabinet elections will be an interesting contest and is bound to produce the odd surprise — no more than 13 of the 14 men currently in the Shadow Cabinet who intend to re-stand can be elected. (leftfutures.org)