Sentences with phrase «as a great surprise as»

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When something brings in more than 95 % of revenues, it should come as no surprise that a company will go to great lengths to obtain any information it can to boost those revenues.

Not according to Plasticity co-founder and chief marketing officer Jennifer Moss, who says that while it's true that some employees don't like the company's platform, many benefit from it in ways that aren't as attention - grabbing as the smile - bomb surprise that Plasticity suggests trying: covering a co-worker's desk in sticky note messages about how great they are.

Since new facial recognition technology is currently being added to devices and applications everywhere — Apple's iPhone X is the perfect example here — it comes as no great surprise that Facebook would be next to incorporate some kind of facial scanning in its own platform.

As for Shopify, it's not surprising that success would bring greater scrutiny.

Since Plantronics is known for its traditional Bluetooth headsets, it probably isn't surprising to hear that the Fit gets great call quality as well.

With a new $ 92 - million glass tower on the U of T campus, a program that typically leads the Canadian pack in global MBA rankings and a dean whose C.V. includes a stint as senior deputy governor at the Bank of Canada, it's not surprising that Rotman has a great reputation.

In a move that comes as a great surprise to just about everyone, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney has announced he will be stepping down to take the same position at the Bank of England in 2013.

«If you saw the list of names, it would surprise you a great deal,» Bruder quotes Feld as saying.

Take something as terrible as the surprising death of a close friend: you might be sad, but if you can find a way to construe that event as filled with meaning — perhaps it leads to greater awareness of a certain disease, say, or to closer ties with the community — then it may not be seen as a trauma.

As for Owning Mahowny, the movie wasn't exactly a box office hit, but it did garner impressive reviews, which shouldn't surprise anyone considering its protagonist was played by one of the greatest actors of our time.

A happy outlook brings surprising benefits to the workplace, such as higher energy levels, fewer sick days, greater productivity and better capacity to deal with stress.

I wasn't surprised with the results as this was a great article, as always Sam!

It can hardly come as a great surprise that when economic growth falls short year after year and when its beneficiaries are a small subset of the population, electorates turn surly.

The great pizza transaction is regarded as one of the first milestones for Bitcoin so it's no surprise that you can now regularly purchase Pizza for Bitcoin.

Imagine my pleasant surprise when the presentation not only blew our team away, but it was so fresh and up to date with great new pearls of wisdom that I received as much value as the team did.»

That people still lose money on these models should come as no great surprise.»

Sylvia Flores, chief creative officer for Bad Agency, has used coworking spaces for the last couple of years and considers them to be «the hotbed for the latest and greatest ideas and technology — it wouldn't be surprising at all if the space I'm in adopted biometrics as a payment option.»

It is no surprise that there would be such great interest in Africa, as it has an estimated population of roughly 1.2 billion people who have a need for goods and services.

It's no surprise that people with higher morale would be more productive, and the facts speak for themselves: study after study, such as SHRM Foundation and Global Workplace Analytics, shows that work flexibility leads to greater productivity.

This is not surprising, given that the manufacturing sector usually shows much greater cyclical movements than the economy as a whole.

How do you love others and God is the greatest commandment and it should be no surprise that as people are going to meet God shortly, they are wondering «how they did this life?»

As you are a follower of Luther and seem to hold great stock in everything that he said, it is of little surprise that you would think the Jewish people deserved their fate during the Holocaust, Theo.

«As a city of great diversity, one shouldn't be surprised that there's a difference of views when it comes to symbols and words,» said City spokesman Mark McDonald.

I don't know how that can come as a great surprise to anyone with much experience in human friendship, whether same - sex or different - sex.

As to the rest of you, if you think God just wants people to tell Him how great He is, you are utterly ignorant (surprise, surprise) of the teachings of Christ.

And when you get right down to it, her description of the science was not really that great either (which is not surprising, considering her experience in the space program was as an engineer, not a scientist), so it's wrong to say there is nothing wrong with her synopsis.

That mystery is so great and imponderable that it is not surprising that Martin Luther is said to have gone into seclusion for a long time trying to understand it and came away as confused as when he began.

So the theme of the «great surprise,» far from a rhetorical device as Stendahl terms it (7:794), is in fact the point of the passage: the righteous are commended precisely because they acted humanely without knowledge of Jesus» presence and therefore without the calculating attitude Matthew attributes to the Pharisees.

Latest was explosions in India marked as «Islamic Jihadists» and another in Pakistan although I was surprised that it was not marked as «Hindu Jihadists»... That would have had both Great Countries confront each other serving the purpose of other competing nations over the Rich Indian Peninsular... Believe me no nation fall back unless people of her own are traitors to it's nations principals and beliefs for the reason of Hate, Envy, Revenge, or Greeds towards material wealth even if by selling their Dignity and integrity or their family, tribe, community, the nation and the country it wouldn't mean much to them... and those can be found among every level of the one Society...

I remember in college, many moons ago, thinking that since I was so very opinionated about religion, I really should make sure I was familiar with the Bible... So I read it... cover to cover... I can tell you, I honestly didn't enjoy it... it's NOT a great read... bits are interesting, and of course very familiar... I took me almost the whole year, but I got through it... So imagine my surprise some time later when I found myself at an after conference gathering, that just so happened to have an inexplicably number of overtly religious attendants (inexplicable because it was a hi - tech network security conference) and after listening quietly for a while, jumped in with the statement «well, you've all read the bible cover to cover, as have I»....

It must have come as a great surprise to [the Carmel Convocation] that Elijah viewed the matter as a case of «either - or.»

While it may come as a surprise to many, this difference in emphasis actually has the effect of leading our economists and businessmen to preach a message for the world's poor that is charged with greater hope than what is typically taught by many of our leading theologians and preachers.

At the end of the study, the particular recommendations come as no great surprise: seminary training should include the study of asceticism and the regimen of ascetical discipline; assessment should be of the candidate's capacity to live a life of chaste celibacy and spiritual poverty; wilful deviations from discipline should be taken to indicate the lack of a religious vocation; those who form and mentor students should be sterling examples of ascetical discipline.

Imagine, then, their great surprise when defenders of the status quo, who included some of the leading political scientists in the nation, instructed them in no uncertain terms that devices like competitive elections, labeled «procedural democracy,» counted as next to nothing in comparison to «substantive democracy.»

In this night, as the spirit of darkness enfolds the world, there takes place anew the event which always amazes and surprises us: the people who walk see a great light.

The Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635 arrived as a surprise and took many lives with it, including, according to the report of the Massachusetts governor John Winthrop, those of eight Native Americans taken by the storm surge while «flying from their wigwams.»

Sky News reporter Alex Crawford was inside and said: «I'm sure that didn't come as any great surprise for the Pistorius family but they were extremely muted.

While the Lawrence decision came as no great surprise, the rationale expressed in Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion is unexpectedly sweeping in its implications.

Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Education, may have surprised many by repeatedly calling for the teaching in schools of authors such as Chaucer, Dryden and Pope but his suggestion deserves a response from the Catholic community, for each of these great writers was a Catholic and each of them is horribly neglected even in Catholic schools today.

After the occupation, when the Americans took a religious census in connection with the religious legislation carried out by them, it was found, to their great surprise, that Japan, with only 89,000,000 inhabitants, registered 135,000,000 as the number of the faithful of all religious groups.

The Jewish Kabbala and Chassidism, as well as Muslim Sufism, reveal a surprising similarity to Christian mysticism, and this mysticism in turn weaves a bond of unity around the related forms of mysticism which constitute the heart of the great Eastern religions of redemption — Taoism, Brahmanism, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

I find that my own students are more than merely surprised to learn about the views of the author of the Declaration of Independence as well as the Great Emancipator.

As soon as I wrest my camera back from the teenager, I'm going to take a walking tour of my little town, which boasts a surprising number of lovely churches, excluding my own, which really does have a great personalitAs soon as I wrest my camera back from the teenager, I'm going to take a walking tour of my little town, which boasts a surprising number of lovely churches, excluding my own, which really does have a great personalitas I wrest my camera back from the teenager, I'm going to take a walking tour of my little town, which boasts a surprising number of lovely churches, excluding my own, which really does have a great personality.

As soon as she appeared on the doorstep, as a great gourmet, she immediately recognized the smell of meal ingredients and said with a huge smile: — Well, this is going to be a pleasant surprise for me, because it seems to me that you've finally started discovering real things in lifAs soon as she appeared on the doorstep, as a great gourmet, she immediately recognized the smell of meal ingredients and said with a huge smile: — Well, this is going to be a pleasant surprise for me, because it seems to me that you've finally started discovering real things in lifas she appeared on the doorstep, as a great gourmet, she immediately recognized the smell of meal ingredients and said with a huge smile: — Well, this is going to be a pleasant surprise for me, because it seems to me that you've finally started discovering real things in lifas a great gourmet, she immediately recognized the smell of meal ingredients and said with a huge smile: — Well, this is going to be a pleasant surprise for me, because it seems to me that you've finally started discovering real things in life!

I put ham, salami, fresh spinach and fermented coconut milk on it as the butter substitute and it was great!!!! I was so surprised!

Strawberries and whipped cream make a great combination, as do chocolate - covered strawberries of course, so it doesn't come as a surprise that this chocolate, strawberry, whipped cream cake is such a hit!

It may come as no surprise that Helen is a former actress, with her warm, outgoing personality and great sense of humor.

I was totally surprised at the great gluten free recipes offered and will be using them, as my daughter - in - law is allergic to gluten.

Everything I've made so far from this book has been delicious and turned out as it should've to my great surprise:)

My daughter's friend just made these for her as a surprise... you're right... they are great, and yes even amazing!