Sentences with phrase «as a bit of a surprise»

Moto E3 Power might come as a bit of surprise for some since the company was expected to launch the Moto E3.

The comes as a bit of a surprise considering the wealth of talent involved.

It came as a bit of a surprise even though I'd played a few games as captain.

They also usually do free communication weekends only on holidays, so the news of this one came as a bit of surprise.

Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding came as a bit of a surprise when it was revealed at this year's E3.

The Mark Rylance Ready Player One casting news comes as a bit of surprise as it will be the third time that he and Spielberg have worked together, following Bridge Of Spies and The B.F.G..

The BRZ's advantage in the slippery corners did come as a bit of a surprise because a front - drive car normally has a grip advantage on damp tarmac (since the weight of the engine and drivetrain is over the drive wheels).

Splatoon came as a bit of a surprise since there has never been a mention of a third - person multiplayer shooting game being developed for the Wii U.

The 67 - year - old rarely speaks out against French football so this may come as a bit of a surprise for PSG fans considering the links he has had with the club.

It came as a bit of a surprise recently when I discovered every DIE HARD sequel had began life as an stand - alone action flick...

When equipped with PDK, the Cayman will, under certain conditions, coast in near total silence with the engine cut off, which tends to comes as a bit of a surprise after an extensive blast through the decibel stratosphere.

The BlackBerry Leap came as a bit of a surprise during Mobile World Congress in February but garnered a fair amount of attention even though it is aimed at young and start - up... Read more

It came as a bit of a surprise earlier this year when Xiaomi announced that it would be joining Google's Android One program with the Mi A1.

Chandrasekaran joining Facebook comes as a bit of a surprise as he was said to be looking to take a shot at entrepreneurship after he quit Snapdeal.

The rumoured contract comes as a bit of a surprise considering Cavani was supposedly unhappy always being second fiddle to Ibrahimovic up front, but now with the Swede out of the Parc de Princes, perhaps Cavani has decided to stay with PSG after all.

The news comes as a bit of a surprise because specs released just last week listed that these PC boxes would come packing Nvidia graphics cards.

Carson's choice to deliberately increase her use of uncertainty in «Silent Spring» came as a bit of surprise since in the well documented cases of tobacco, acid rain, and global warming, it was the skeptic's strategy to amplify doubt, not the scientist's.

So it comes as a bit of a surprise when, in the first act of the brothers» latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis, Oscar Isaac's titular Llewyn pulls out a trick straight from Screenwriting 101 and literally saves the cat.

The rate hike Wednesday likely came as a bit of a surprise for some experts.

This deal today comes as a bit of a surprise because Waterstones and Barnes and Noble were in negotiations on bringing in the Nook line of e-readers to the UK.

And the ease of that transition to exporting came as a bit of a surprise: From listening to Canadian business commentators and watching programs like Dragons» Den, Kuepfer had soaked up the message that exporting wasn't for the faint of heart.

The reduction in eurozone interest rates announced on September 4 by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi came as a bit of a surprise to some market players.

Although the timing came as bit of a surprise to UCP colleagues, the resignation of MLA and former Wildrose leader Brian Jean (Fort McMurray - Conklin) on Monday was not entirely unexpected.

Since the common characteristic of the Warby wannabes appears to be the online - only retail aspect, it might come as a bit of a surprise that the folks who managed to build a blockbuster business selling prescription spectacles via the Internet is spending a good part of its third year focusing on good, old - fashioned bricks and mortar retail.

So it came as a bit of a surprise that an old Masonic Temple in Detroit was actually saved by White's anonymous $ 142,000 donation.

What's quite revealing is what isn't contested, or what is admitted to as shared knowledge among the theologians which I think would still come as a bit of a surprise to most laity.

The move comes as a bit of a surprise, as the Trojans were expected to be able to make just about any hire they wanted.

After losing some very key players from last year's team, the success might be coming as a bit of a surprise.

He has now been allowed to return to Hull City on loan for the remainder of the season and told Hull's website: «It came as a bit of a surprise to everybody here when I was recalled a few weeks ago, but I'm very pleased to be back.

My other value play this week may come as a bit of a surprise since it's a team that I'm hoping will get relegated this season — Sunderland +239 vs. Leicester.

After all, you may be more used to packing for two weeks by the beach, and so a bare minimal hospital bag can come as a bit of a surprise.

The late change to his public schedule made clear his attendance was CLOSED PRESS and his spokesperson told me it would be a game - time decision whether he spoke afterwards, so it came as a bit of a surprise.

This came as a bit of a surprise, as Likud has traditionally been opposed to a two - state solution, as are many of its supporters.

So it comes as a bit of a surprise that both «environmentalist» candidates for Town Board prevailed this time around, unseating Ken Hassett, a Republican incumbent who has served a total of 16 years on the Board.

«Nobody had predicted that there would be signals of this type of transport from a scanning tunneling microscope, so it came as a bit of a surprise,» said Bernevig.

Those proposals come as a bit of a surprise to astrophysicists: «I have never heard of a hydrino,» says the University of Chicago's Edward W. (Rocky) Kolb, an expert on the dark universe.

Cilantro might come as a bit of a surprise as a detoxifying herb, but it is actually a heavy - hitter when it comes to flushing heavy metals from the body.

In a year that saw the Academy heavily criticized for its noticeably white nominees across every major category, the inclusion of Tyldum as Best Director and the title amongst the Best Picture nominees came as a bit of a surprise considering the film's very routine, unavoidably square structure as a well - intentioned, noble biopic.

Halo Wars 2 came as a bit of a surprise, but it could be the one of the most unique cross-compatible games in the Windows 10 / Xbox One lineup.

It comes as a bit of a surprise that, with so many recent horror films aping off of different subgenres from the past, no one has really attempted to tackle the creature feature.

Minority Report does so many things so well from the terrific concepts of Dick, the superb screenplay by Scott Frank (Get Shorty, Out of Sight), the always impressive directing of Spielberg, the convincing acting of Cruise, and outstanding special effects, that it comes as a bit of a surprise that a home run isn't hit here.

Even so, this latest film - to - TV project may come as a bit of a surprise.

It came as a bit of a surprise to me that Woody Allen «s latest, Irrational Man, marks the director's very first collaboration with the «Queen of the Indies» herself, Parker Posey.

For this week's spotlight piece, I wanted to take a look at a clear comedic A-lister, though for some the heights of his success might come as a bit of a surprise.

A few missing points came as a bit of a surprise to me.

The two crowd - pleasers are «The Mission» and «Cleared Iranian Airspace», pieces of warm, fully - orchestral Americana that might come as a bit of a surprise to die - hard fans of the composer but which somehow actually blend in rather well with the rest of the score.

So this new listing of a game called «Uncharted: Fight for Fortune» comes as a bit of a surprise.

However, this comes as a bit of a surprise, given most publishers are extremely reluctant to pay for 16 GB cards.

So it comes as a bit of a surprise when, in the first act of...