Sentences with phrase «as no surprise to long»

Although Arsenal had been expected to sign Shkodran Mustafi for a number of weeks, their move for Deportivo de La Coruna's Lucas Perez came as a surprise to long standing observers of the Gunners.

It will come as no surprise to long - time readers that, fairly consistently over the past two years, I have been saying something shocking and outrageous.

News of Japan's downgrade will come as no surprise to long - time readers.

This will come as no surprise to long - term round - the - world travelers, who often sacrifice lucrative careers, comfortable homes, and other luxuries for a life on the road full of unique and awesome experiences.

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Giving a gift at a different time is unexpected and more effective, just as companies that go out of their way to surprise and delight us are more likely to win our long - term loyalty.

Facebook, which has long only had its thumbs up «like» button, recently began to introduce new options to let users show a wider range of reactions to content, such as a smiley face, surprised face, and a heart, among a few other ones.

And thus Gamergate's ability to swiftly shutdown discussion at SXSW doesn't really come as much of a surprise, particularly for the women who have long been on the receiving end of the group's harassment.

«As a long - time reader of both Jay Levinson's and Shel Horowitz's previous books, I have to keep wondering why I'm surprised to see such a remarkable collection of wisdom - busting innovative ideas, all in one place.

As long as they face the prospect of a surprise attack by unaccountable «owners,» today's business leaders have little choice but to focus on the here and noAs long as they face the prospect of a surprise attack by unaccountable «owners,» today's business leaders have little choice but to focus on the here and noas they face the prospect of a surprise attack by unaccountable «owners,» today's business leaders have little choice but to focus on the here and now.

As long as you take appropriate measures to simplify your project, you shouldn't run into any problems with crowdfunding, but you might be surprised by how many people don't take the time to pick a service or app that scales to their needAs long as you take appropriate measures to simplify your project, you shouldn't run into any problems with crowdfunding, but you might be surprised by how many people don't take the time to pick a service or app that scales to their needas you take appropriate measures to simplify your project, you shouldn't run into any problems with crowdfunding, but you might be surprised by how many people don't take the time to pick a service or app that scales to their needs.

We also have a hard time giving a big thumbs up to a binary option broker that does not offer its users a demo account to learn the site; it is very surprising that an online broker that has been around as long as 2options has never created one for its many traders, unlike Banc de Binary for example.

The size of the package, the open - ended nature of the commitment and the willingness to purchase longer dated bonds all came as positive surprises to investors, driving this past week's strong equity rally.

A combination of market positioning, such as record net - long euro futures positioning, rising U.S. interest rates, and diverging economic performances (such as data surprising indexes), seems to have encouraged the dollar's recent advance, helping our hedged positions.

The movement started with the Kin foundation announcing they were adding Stellar as a second platform, a fact that, on many levels let it clear that the Stellar network is simply a better blockchain; and this is not surprising at all, Ethereum appears to be dealing with lots of issues from long ago now — and what's worse, the solutions haven't been determined yet.

Underlining the lack of evidence for a rate rise, communicating that any change in policy would not come as a surprise or ahead of schedule, and forecasting weaker US growth thanks in part to the strong dollar had its desired effect: but not for long.

Capital markets are very sensitive to inflation because of its impact on real long - term returns, so it is not surprising that bond yields have fallen as inflation has come down.

We would agree an adjustment in the ECB's monetary - policy settings looks likely to be made soon, as it would be surprising if the central bank continued on its current highly accommodative course for much longer, considering the stronger - than - expected recovery in the eurozone economy.

I was surprised to discover that of the 25, I already had sixteen — the two mentioned above, as well as quality writing implements, crisp poplin shirts, long sparkly earrings and several others.

In fact Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to his followers, and the disciples believed as you did, that they were only for the Jews, but Peter was surprised to discover the meaning behind God's direct message to him, that God opened it up to the gentiles, fulfilling the prophecy God made long ago that through the descendants of Abraham all nations would be blessed.

It has got away for so long with the kind of lunatic word - games that allow death - by - torture to be presented as an act of love, and eternal torment in the flames of hell to be seen as a necessary act of justice, that we should perhaps not be surprised that it has also managed to dupe its followers into seeing the systematic suppression and silencing of women as an act of liberation and equality.

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that many of those who do in fact leave the Church over issues related to sexuality do so because they've been told over and over again that their value as a Christian, and as a human being, is wrapped up in their virginity, so they no longer feel welcomed or worthy.

Also, I don't know if what you said about fruit flies is true or not (knowing you probably not) but if it is that wouldn't be all that surprising as the new fruit flies would have evolved so that they could survive their new surroundings which were probably much different than «the wild» thus they would no longer be able to survive in «the wild»

@Pete: that wouldn't be all that surprising as the new fruit flies would have evolved so that they could survive their new surroundings which were probably much different than «the wild» thus they would no longer be able to survive in «the wild»

Now, as the American public, we are forced to answer a bizarre question: Is it more disturbing that he could lie to us for so long — and so elaborately — or that we're really not surprised?

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.

Those who are surprised that this position is presented as a defense of democracy have perhaps not been paying close attention to the judiciary's now long - standing repeal of the principle, «government by the consent of the governed.»

Perhaps this is not surprising» for, over his long career, this American thinker, born in Germany in 1928, has proved extraordinarily willing to draw on Christian theologians: Karl Barth, for instance, whom Wyschogrod deploys in his efforts to free Judaism from dependence on such extraneous philosophical influences as Aristotle and Kant.

But its story line is not what generally happens in real life, surprising as that was to me for a long time.

What seems to come as a surprise, even to the judges long seasoned in the law, is that the natural law does not involve an appeal to theories or to foggy ideals hovering in the sky.

It is a surprise to most people to learn that there was a large and widespread Christian community throughout the whole of Central Asia in the first centuries of the present era and that such countries as Afghanistan and Tibet which are spoken of today as lands still closed to the Gospel message, were centres of Christian activity long before Muhammad was born.

I think you'd be surprised how well you'd feel working out on this diet, although it's worth remembering that you will probably eat more quinoa, rice etc than you used to as it's not longer the side dish — I normally have seconds at every meal!

Given the tight operating environment for restaurants throughout the U.S., it comes as no surprise that many of the national chains continue to struggle to post consistently positive same - store sales, long considered another indicator of industry health.

So it's no surprise he's bugged me off and on to come up with a good stew for as long as we've been paleo.

This line came as no surprise to veteran industry observers because the Paterson, NJ based firm has built a long - term reputation for consistently introducing high - quality, cutting edge signature menu additions.

The list of teams that could use a player as good as Beckham is long, but here are the franchises that could actually make a surprising trade for the receiver happen — ranked from most capable of getting a deal done to least:

These guys are going to get better as the Season moves on and it wouldn't be surprising at all to see them in the top half of the Power Rankings before too long.

He revealed that Zingarevich summoned him to a surprise meeting on a Monday afternoon but even as he was walking to meet the Reading chairman, he did not expect to discover his services were no longer needed.

Hummels is widely expected to leave the club before long, but it may be that the Bundesliga strugglers won't want to let him go in the middle of the season as they face a surprise fight with relegation.

i really would be surprised if in the next few games we did nt do really well now that i) we are taking some long shots as well as short, and ii) our strikers have tasted what its like to hit the target.

It also seems that AW is actually listening to the advice of our new fitness expert in terms of allowing players time to work into fitness, as opposed to the way we used to just throw them back into the starting XI as soon as they are no longer injured, then all were surprised when they break down injured again 3 games into their comeback.

In turn, it would come as no surprise if they were desperate to keep hold of him, but it hasn't proven to be as simple as getting him to sign a renewal immediately to commit his long - term future to the Blues.

Even though it hasn't been that long since Wilshere completed his season long loan move to the south coast, it actually comes as a surprise to many people that there has been no bad news surrounding the midfielders fitness, despite partaking in a friendly match for the Cherries as well as their training ground exercises.

All Arsenal fans had known that Alexis Sanchez was due to suffer a hamstring injury a long time before it actually happened as we had numerous warnings over the previous six weeks, so it was no surprise when he finally succumbed against Norwich in November.

Not since 2011 have the Red Devils enjoyed three points against their neighbours at Old Trafford, a surprise run that surely won't last much longer as the Red half of Manchester looks to reclaim the bragging rights in this clash.

im surprised how well sam, s appointment as your national team coach was received he is a roy hodgson 2.0, if you followed his teams during his time in the pl you know what to expect from him, long ball tactics, set pieces.....

Well it might not have been a massive victory for Arsenal fans in the grand scheme of things, but I must admit that I was surprised as well as delighted to see that some pressure from us long suffering supporters has actually paid off for once.

The announcement came as no surprise, since golf's governing bodies proclaimed in November their intent to ban the stroke, which players make by jamming belly or longer putters into various parts of their bodies, and which the regulators believed inhibited the «skill and challenge» that was «integral to the traditions of the game.»

But even so, for Ferrari be the ones to suffer the most from issues comes as something of a surprise, as tyre usage has been one of the cars strengths all season long.

Joel Campbell has joined Sporting Lisbon on a season - long loan deal which will come as a surprise to some Arsenal fans, but could it be part of a bigger picture?

Fans have to make a choice btw personalities in kroenke and wenger and ARSENAL FC the club that will always be there long after we are all gone and the two tyrants gone... i thought pple in England as the world oldest democracy embrace change in society as critical but am surprised to learn that there are fans in this grt nation that are lovers with the status quo at this club present at the heart of london... we were once a big club but we're not a big club anymore!!!