Sentences with phrase «as a great surprise when»

«This shouldn't come as a great surprise when you consider that Professor Teachout has a habit of relocating to wherever there's an office to run for, but for those who genuinely believed what she said about Cuomo and Clinton this has to be dismaying.

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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.

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.

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.»

«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.

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.

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»....

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.»

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 Fisher Price is a great jumperoo and when you find that it was made in China, you will be pleasantly surprised as I was.

As other reviews have said, you can't use it on tables with lips (which they do say on the Phil & Ted's website, so it was not a surprise to me) but when you can use it, it's great.

If there was great outrage when people found out about LFTB being in their McDonalds happy meals I can't say as I am surprised that their outrage is tenfold to find out the supply just shifted from the happy meal to the school lunch tray.

It won't come as a great surprise that having sex, or total body contact, floods our bodies with oxytocin and» happy» endorphins that make us feel on top of the world — especially when reaching orgasm!

The dress actually looks stunning without a belt too, but I wanted to create a small waist that night as I wasn't feeling especially pretty - you know how it is when you feel rushed... anyway I continue to be surprised by this dress's versatility - Great design Bri!!

A low budget British thriller that is pretty tense and gripping, With some good performances from the cast especially Jack O» Connell, The story has been done before but the whole mystery to it kept it fresh, We all knew how it would end and when we found out who the killer was it wasn't a great surprise, A few gruesome scenes keep it entertaining, It's as good as it ever was going to be.

In a film that does this much to expose the ugly undercurrent of homophobia, racism, and xenophobia in this country, it's no great surprise when New York subway riders threaten to kill Borat for kissing them on the lips in exuberantly misguided greeting — and the reactions of these Big Apple commuters strike me as refreshingly honest.

Denzel's acting is as top notch as you'd expect, and the very good turns by the young cast offer up modest surprises, but the script by Robert Eisele (writer of such crap as Darkman II and The Birds II: Lands End) tries to give us emotional content to try to win us over when it should have been earnestly trying more to appeal to our intellect to understand just why all of what we're seeing is of great significance.

When a biopic on Alfred Hitchcock, as big a legend as there is among directors, failed to reach expected returns a few years ago, it isn't surprising that another warts and all late 60s portrait of the great Jean - Luc Godard (who at 88 will have his latest film premiere in competition at Cannes next month) isn't gaining traction.

And when the price tag for the full cost of new technology, training, leadership, teacher preparation, and all the rest became clear in 2014 and 2015, just as states emerging from the Great Recession were restoring cuts to state agencies and hoping to trim taxes, it was no surprise that a slew of states decided they'd keep the Core standards but also their old assessments, instructional materials, training, and teacher preparation.

It was great when approaching home, I got a surprise as the best participant in writing articles and the most productive participant.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

We think it looks great, which should come as a surprise when considering the exterior design was inspired by one of the most gorgeous cars ever created, the Jaguar E-Type.

Now interesting thing happens when a person who buys such account on ebay with lets say 72 credits sounds great but when you use those credits and lets say you want to buy more books and you put in your credit card you will have a nice little surprise with your next credit card statement as audible will finally be able to run the credit card for all those credits.

We take all of it as a great compliment knowing we are doing what is ethical, doing our best to find every issue we can before you buy your next home so you will be ready when you sell and not get those costly surprises.

Now this might seem very obvious and when you ask most people they would probably say that they know how much money they owe and what there credit score is, but more often than not, it comes as a great surprise to them when they sit down with a pen and paper to work out exactly what the current debt actually is; this is very critical to any form of debt management.

But more often than not it comes as a great surprise to them when they sit down with a pen and paper to work out exactly what the current debt actually is.

Compared to fish treats, this variant does not have any smell, so it's great for keeping inside the pocket when it's being given as a surprise reward or used as a training treat.

When I arrived in Guatemala, to my great surprise, I quickly began discovering that Central America and Mexico not only are as wonderful as SE Asia, but are in fact even better!

So it is with great surprise and delight (no pun intended) today when they announced to have returned as new developer Might and Delight.

When we received a press release for Ken Levine's candidacy of TIME's «100 Most Influential People», it came as quite a pleasant surprise and marks a great moment for games.

30th March 2012 - When we received a press release for Ken Levine's candidacy of TIME's «100 Most Influential People», it came as quite a pleasant surprise and marks a great moment for games....

It should come as no surprise then that the artist duo cite music — in particular Punk — as one of their great influences when it comes to making their art.

(Angelou) Probably because, many years ago, when an adolescent girl, I was in a great deal of trouble with various systems, I was not surprised to learn that it was as a result of minor disciplinary infractions that she was found to have committed while in prison that Ashley Smith accumulated hundreds of criminal charges.

Kourtney Kardashian is known for her sleek, glamorous personal style and so it comes as no surprise that she has a great eye for design when it comes to interiors, too.

When it comes to great gardens, the National Trust knows a thing or two, so perhaps it should come as no surprise that they have range of sweet garden and home accessories online — their Barrington Wallflowers cushion encapsulates the whole summer and would look marvellous on an aged wooden bench.