Sentences with phrase «as the biggest surprise of»

And so the Orange did, beating the previously undefeated Gators 85 — 73 and cementing its place as the biggest surprise of the early season.

Always fascinating, sometimes elegiac, and ultimately triumphant, this documentary about an Icelandic penis museum's quest for a human specimen emerges as the biggest surprise of Fantastic Fest 2012 so far.

But, in a landslide, our pick as the biggest surprise of the year is the rampant popularity of the Switch.

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Yesterday, Microsoft woke up to a lot of anger and frustration from Windows users that probably came as a big surprise.

If it seems a stretch to apply the experiences of a radical second - wave feminist to the business world, consider that a surprising number of companies — big and small — are today opting to operate as ersatz capitalist communes.

Given the open - yet - reliable nature of blockchain systems, it isn't surprising to hear that stock exchanges now consider it as the next big leap forward.

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).

Many of the counties with the highest net immigration relative to their 2016 population come as no surprise — counties in and around the big cities in the Northeast, in South Florida, and along the Texas border all saw a large amount of population growth from immigration.

Crown - of - thorns starfish eat tons of coral and there have been big outbreaks recently, so it's no surprise that the Australian government sees dealing with them as a big priority.

As the ballot approaches in late April, the outcome appears more unpredictable after the surprising Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump, one analyst told CNBC that France is the current big concern.

Some of the numbers weren't a big surprise, given the company's financial forecast in March, when the company said it expects to hit as many as 96 million subscribers this year.

So when one of its biggest spokesjocks has slowly, somewhat quietly, built his reputation back up within the sport to regain the top spot, is it really a surprise that Nike would use it as an opportunity to tweak the doubters?

So is it any surprise big brewers are making a practice of either buying microbreweries outright (as Sleeman did with Quebec's Unibroue in 2004, only to be swallowed by Sapporo in 2006) or, more recently, by launching their own «craft breweries» (as Moosehead did when it launched Brampton, Ont.

It should come as no surprise that Natalie is # 1 on our list since we're big fans of her money tips, and we wrote

Yet as unprecedented as the political environment has been, the present state of the financial markets — and fixed income market in particular — may seem like an even bigger surprise.

The intensity of the explosions and fires at Lac - Mégantic, he said, came as a «big surprise» to him and other researchers, given that the tank cars had been carrying crude oil, rather than a more volatile form like gasoline.

So, it should come as no surprise that the hard work by our fundraising team paid off in a big way for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man & Woman of the Year annual campaign.

The suggestion that this is a bad thing, however, would come as a surprise to the large union - run pension plans — not to mention the Canada Pension Plan, the retirement system on which all Canadians depend — that collectively own a big chunk of corporate Canada.

It's partly the consequence of an arguably bigger surprise: the softening of the U.S. economy, at least relative to expectations, as U.S. companies feel the impact of the strong dollar.

The results of the U.S. election came as a big surprise to most of the world.

The world, in other words, is unfolding as it should, and it will take a big surprise to get the Bank of Canada to change its mind on rates.

I'm not exactly sure why this recent surge in inflation should come as such a big surprise to anyone, but it surely has, witness the tremendous amount of volatility in the financial markets in just the past two weeks.

Indeed, world currency markets have roared back to life lately after years of hibernation, with a handful of monetary policy surprises — including the European Central Bank (ECB)'s bigger - than - expected bond buying program and the Federal Reserve (Fed)'s delay in raising rates — leading to rising volatility, as the chart below shows.

Given the big surprises of 2016 in regards to the Brexit vote to exit the European Union (EU) and the U.S. presidential election, we are especially attuned to the potential impact of events ahead on the global landscape as we head into 2017.

Samuel Gross, a law professor at the University of Michigan and senior editor of the Registry, said, «It's no surprise that in this area, as in almost any other that has to do with criminal justice in the United States, race is the big factor.»

At most simple levels of material synthesis, individual nodes of organization like subatomic particles are only determinate as functions within a bigger framework, so it is perhaps not surprising that their behaviour can only be expressed in terms of statistical probability.

Although, most of these discoveries are still parts of the big puzzle, it comes as no surprise that any discovery around the origins will ultimately align itself with what is already written in the Bible.

As anyone without a mental disorder would be, my friend was surprised by my response but in all honestly, this struggle has been the biggest source of my own personal growth and transforming more into Christ's likeness each day.

There are those that will mock and ridicule people of faith but Jesus told us that they will do to us what they did to him so it should come as no big surprise even the disciples and apostle and one point in their lives either didn't believe or persecuted people who did believe until their eyes were opened this is nothing new.

As a German, I love sausage, so it doesn't come as a big surprise that one of my favorites was their green chile sausage, which we grilled with friendAs a German, I love sausage, so it doesn't come as a big surprise that one of my favorites was their green chile sausage, which we grilled with friendas a big surprise that one of my favorites was their green chile sausage, which we grilled with friends.

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On the butter note, I was comparing US v British scone recipes the other day (as one does...) and I was surprised to see a big difference in the butter content of the two.

One of the biggest surprises at this year's show was an ancient grain emerging as a hot, new trend.

Almost as big a surprise is that Wenger has dropped Olivier Giroud to the bench and put the star of the season Alexis Sanchez through the middle.

It's no surprise that so many of our girls were invited to dine, drink and dance among the industry's best, with each known for their work with SI Swimsuit, as well as their appearances on the big screen, in high - fashion glossies and beyond.

So I am not surprised to hear our only fit regular central midfielder declare that the Gunners are bound to be better when the manager has a bigger squad of fit players to choose from, as reported by Arsenal.com.

he has made some good points big decision for arsene tommorow whether he rest Alexis or play as far as I am concerned we can't risk any more injuries so rest Alexis for tommorow game and introduce him as a sub in last 20 - 25 min he looks really jaded of late but knowing both Alexis and Wenger I wouldn't be surprised to see him start also should rest cazorla he has played non stop for us.

After Arsenal seemingly agreed to sell another contract rebel, Oxlade - Chamberlain to one of our biggest Premier League rivals, it would now not surprise Arsenal fans if they also decided to cash in on the sale of Sanchez to Man City as their next deal, which will leave very little time for Wenger to bring in replacements...

This has not happened, and I'm surprised that no one has ever hauled Wenger over the coals about the fact that as a qualified economist he never saw that the FIFA FFP rules would NEVER EVER bite the big spending clubs, yet this was the major reason we were never involved in big money transfers, although we were paying the highest process of any club in Europe for season tickets.

A more balanced Pitino team won the national title the following season, but this one grinded its way to a surprise Big East tournament title, then reached the Final Four as a No. 4 seed almost entirely on the strength of its defense.

Michelle Wie has tried a variety of ways to get the ball in the hole on the green so her most recent effort, done with tongue firmly implanted in cheek, should come as no surprise to fans of the Big Wiesy.

as for the summer i think one world class player in an attacking pos my be striker, i think we could see a big bid for draxler sometime in the next year, (maybe in this window if we get lucky could be a big surprise at the end of the week would make the window awesome) as wenger rates him top top top class talent, and thinks he could make him into the worlds next best striker maybe try and get him for # 30 million instead.

After Arsene Wenger described the 20 - year old as one of the big surprises of the season, praising his mentality for pushing on and showing mental strength after some early struggles as well as the quality of his recent performances, the young Gunner has reinforced his position at the club with his warm words.

It therefore comes as little surprise that one of the game's biggest talking points will be Harry Kane, a 21 - year - old centre forward who before this season had only played in 14 Premier League matches, scoring just three goals.

With Jameer Nelson hurt, Turkoglu served as the point forward, leading the Magic in assists as they made a surprise trip to the Finals and ended one of the few seasons in Boston's Big Three championship window.

Lower seeded teams consistently ride their hot goaltender — such as Tim Thomas» of the Bruins last season — to big upsets and surprising playoff runs.

If you're surprised to see a big underdog as the trendiest pick of the day, you are not alone.

Don Balon have linked both Manchester United and Manchester City as potential suitors for the # 70million - rated star, and it's little surprise to see big names as admirers of his talents.

As Arsene Wenger admitted, it was no big surprise that the Gunners were tired at the start of the game, and hardly had enough time to recover from their knocks and exertions against Palace.

I wouldn't look at their result at Hull too much, as Hull will surprise afew of the bigger clubs in their own backyard this season.