Sentences with phrase «across as a surprise to»

This might come across as a surprise to you but I didn't own any bomber jacket so I thought of getting it for myself.

The launch of this 9720 might have come across as a surprise to many because BlackBerry had said a few months ago that BlackBerry OS 10 based devices would also be arriving at lower price points.

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And, to our surprise, these previously ignored behavioral differences across CEOs have quite a large association with firm productivity, about one - fifth as big as the impact of a firm's capital inputs (machinery, equipment, buildings, and so on).

It was no surprise that many were offended along the way because it came across as denying other more orthodox articulations which you simultaneously were saying that you were trying not to do.

This would likely come as a surprise to those outside the game, with Arteta so often coming across as a model professional in interviews and with the way he conducted himself on the pitch.

Speaking about his relative, Iwobi said that Okocha is not only a big figure in Nigeria, but is well - known for his sporting success across the whole continent of Africa, so it's not surprising that the midfielder describes him as his «idol» and hopes to follow in his uncle's footsteps.

As a result, Montella's side have suffered back - to - back defeats to Sampdoria and Roma respectively, and this had led to murmurs across social media that Carlo Ancelotti could make a surprise return to Milan, where he enjoyed most of his success a decade ago.

As we began to explore the world of baby organics, we were happily surprised to find a wide range of options across every price point.

Mr. Popper's Penguins comes as no surprise to many since the book, upon which it is based, is considered a staple and practically every 3rd grader has come across it.

It may come as no surprise to learn that chicken is THE most popular form of poultry eaten across the world.

The defeat of the NDC came as a surprise to several members of the party due owing to what they termed massive infrastructural development in all sectors across the country carried out by the Mahama administration.

This doesn't come as a huge surprise for the Democrat - turned - Republican - turned - independent mayor, particularly considering the extended interview he gave to the NY Times about his endorsements of candidates across the country whom he views as «centrist» in an effort to counteract the polarizing force of the Tea Party.

However, as we've collectively become more sophisticated at using omni - channel approaches to campaigning, understanding what opposing campaigns are doing across their social channels is imperative to avoid being caught by surprise — and even more importantly, can help strengthen your political or advocacy campaign.

Garcia was in the city for a fund - raiser last night organized by de Blasio's friends at the Working Families Party, and his supporters were eager to make the connection, to see Garcia's surprise forcing of an April 7 runoff against Rahm Emanuel as the latest manifestation of a grassroots wave building across the nation.

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The news that counties will have to foot the bill for pay increases for district attorneys across New York State came as a surprise to Jefferson County leaders, and they're not happy about the timing.

It's surprising considering that 85 % of students voted Remain in the referendum, Manchester Central saw a 15 % increase in 18 - 24 voters voting for Labour in this year's Snap Election (as many believe that Corbyn and Labour are the antidote to Theresa May's Hard Brexit or No Deal Brexit) and Manchester homes 40,000 students across the city.

If they do not and Labour ministers and MPs continue to regard the EU as something best not mentioned in decent political company then do not be surprised if the nationalist - protectionist rhetoric gets worse while worker rights across Europe, irrespective of the passport each worker holds, get weaker and weaker.

It is not surprising that the Florentine painter Sandro Botticelli chose to depict a scallop shell, such as pilgrims wore to the Spanish shrine of St James of Compostela, to carry his Venus across the waves.

Saarimäki and her colleagues discovered that the brain maps of basic emotions such as anger, happiness, sadness, fear, surprise and disgust were to some extent similar across people.

«We weren't surprised to see that, overall, adults aged 75 years and older were underrepresented in clinical trials, as this is common across cancer trials,» Kanapuru said in a press release.

As the latest photoshoot outcome graces itself across my laptop screen, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the photos barely reflected the difficult and hostile conditions they were conceived from.

It came as a big surprise to me that men who found women unattractive, were more likely to write to these women as compared to online dating profiles that were more popular and considered cute across the board.

As it is no surprise that men from across the world have flocked here to find beautiful Russian Women.

As expected, Django Unchained is brutal, remarkably so, with copious amounts of splattery violence splashing across the screen - to be honest I'm surprised the film got away with an MA rating here in Australia.

Comes across as exceedingly dumb, even when you consider that a lot of the rank stupidity is designed to facilitate the «surprise» twist (ho - hum) that is telegraphed midway through the excruciatingly long 90 - minute running time.

One of the biggest surprise smash - hits of the last decade, the first Deadpool had no real right to be as entertaining and amusing as it was and benefited greatly from an audience across the globe that didn't expect it to be nearly as proficient as it was, so in many ways Deadpool 2 has a lot more weight thrust upon its shoulders in today's climate, with many eager fans awaiting more of Ryan Reynolds playing Ryan Reynolds under the guise of a tight red gimp suit.

As the panel wrapped up, J.J. and the crew revealed they had even more surprises in store, inviting the entire crowd to walk across the street to a Star Wars «Concert For the Fans.»

For those who happened across it, Moneyball is one of those lovely surprises akin to Slumdog Millionaire, as it wallops those expectations right out of the park.

«So it is not surprising that two of contemporary cinema's best actresses, Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams, take the leading roles here and that Alessandro Nivola does perhaps the most affecting work of his career as their costar -LSB-...] Coming across at first as timid and plain (quite a challenge for an actress as charismatic as McAdams), Esti turns out to be passionate not only about Ronit but about her vocation as a teacher in a girls high school as well.

The 90th Academy Awards was filled with light and humorous moments as second - time host Jimmy Kimmel took a group of actors and actresses across the street to surprise movie - goers.

Release Date: Since her excellent 2010 debut I Will Follow, DuVernay has become an impressive force to be reckoned with, challenging herself across a dizzying number of projects and platforms (including the short film The Door, which went to Venice 2013, television projects such as a compelling portrait of Venus Williams with Venus Vs. for ESPN's «Nine for IX» series, and «Scandal,» plus she unveiled a surprise documentary project this year with The 13th, an excellent portrait of the troubling history of racial injustice within the criminal justice system — and also the first documentary to open the New York Film Festival).

In interviews, Chastain comes across as incredibly literate and enthusiastic about cinema, so it's not a surprise that she (and Colin Farrell, and Samantha Morton) would jump at the chance to act for Liv Ullman, legendary Norwegian actress and muse to Ingmar Bergman.

Even the Martians, who look quite cartoonish, especially when compared to the real - life actors that surround them, are supposed to garner a few chuckles from the element of surprise in their killings and experimentation with humans, but it all comes across as rather brutal or grotesque.

It's not surprising to find, then, in the voluminous behind - the - scenes footage from the documentary «Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny,» that on set he comes across more like a gatherer than a hunter, as if making a film isn't about slaying some beast but harvesting the small riches in one's environment.

So given the shortage of high performing math students, it comes as no surprise to learn that Google is giving all employees a 10 percent salary increase across the board, because it is worried its mathematically talented employees will abscond to high paying competitors.

into a building across the street from Langley Elementary came as a surprise even to Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson, who learned about it on Twitter.

It was surprising to see the Parents Across America position paper on Parent Trigger laws derided as «hysteria» in an April 29 editorial, misleadingly headlined «Parent Power.»

As the GLA class is little more than an A-Class hatchback with a taller ride height, beefier bumpers, and other minute cosmetic tweaks designed to trick buyers into thinking it's something other than a C - segment hatch, it's really no surprise to find the 2015 Mercedes - Benz GLA 45 AMG is virtually identical to the A 45 AMG that's already on sale across the pond — or, for that matter, that it's mechanically a dead ringer for the 2015 CLA 45 AMG currently rolling into North American Mercedes - Benz showrooms.

Gen does initially come across as desperate and shallow, but there is surprising depth to her character.

Maybe it's wrong for a journalist to call out colleagues and fill you in on a dirty little secret that occurs across all sectors of this business, but, to be quite honest, I don't think I'm saying anything that should come as a surprise to anyone who follows the news.

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It comes as no surprise that the percentage of active value funds underperforming the S&P 500 Enhanced Value Index tends to exceed those underperforming the broad - based S&P 500 Value across all time periods, [2] given that the former has outperformed the latter across all measurement periods.

Benefits to help those in need almost comes as second nature to many musicians and so it's no surprise that musicians across Texas have been organizing to meet the enormous need in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and the flooding that struck Houston and much of the Texas Gulf Coast.

Bedraggled from the plane as I landed in Dublin, I was very pleasantly surprised there was a TBEX stand ready to give you a small welcome pack containing a map of Dublin and a 72 hour bus ticket to be used anywhere across the city.

The levels were as interesting as any other Halo campaign but due to the better graphics and the ability to climb up a ledge rather than having to jump above it's height it made it great to explore for skulls and collectables, within the 9 hour co-op game both myself and Russ found ourselves venturing off and climbing up different parts of the maps to see how high we could get or what was hidden away, we came across a few Easter eggs on the way and found some rare or «special» weapons, Halo has always been a FPS which you have to explore to find Easter eggs etc. but Halo 5 just seemed better than the rest for this, the game flowed well between each level bouncing from blue team and team Osiris following the story to show where paths cross and what each team is doing in between, I feel like all of the trailers kind of pointed the story into a different direction to the way the campaign developed which was surprising and confusing at the same time but none the less it was a great campaign and one of the best Halo games I have played in many years, I was never a fan of Halo 4 I thought it lacked everything a Halo game should be but Halo 5 has surprised me and was well worth the wait.

This is surprising, to say the least, as Capcom organized several beta stages across PC and PS4 in order to polish up the online infrastructure.

It may come as a surprise to some, but the PlayStation Portable was a hugely successful console for Sony, especially in Japan, selling over 80 million units worldwide during its 10 - year lifespan and across its several iterations.

It's no surprise that video game iterations are just as hard to come across.

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Every man or woman painted by Alice Neel comes across as an intriguing person with an interesting story to tell, and it shouldn't come as a surprise that, unlike other artists, she loved chatting with her models while they posed for her.