Sentences with phrase «bit of a surprise»

This comes as a little bit of surprise to you, doesn't it?
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.
The fact that this game is coming to the PS3 at all is a little bit of a surprise considering the original's backers.
Lenovo making Windows tablets is a little bit of a surprise given that a spokesman said there was no demand for small Windows tablets earlier this year.
The Park District got a little bit of a surprise from Topalovich, too, but officials there weren't quite as pleased.
Michigan might be a little bit of a surprise after an 8 - 5 2017, and the Wolverines probably aren't gonna rank anywhere near No. 5 until they win some games, but a lot of people pointed to 2017 as a rebuilding year all along.
Bit of a surprise here given that reviews have been patchy since it premiered in Cannes last year.
One bit of surprising news is the fact that the forthcoming Golf R isn't confirmed for the UK yet.
However, when I got to the studio, I was in for a teensy bit of a surprise.
«It's maybe a little bit of a surprise [that Reading are keen on Di Canio].
They are struggling and have actually won only three of the last eleven Champions League away matches (D4 L4) which is a little bit of a surprising stat really.
The words «raw Brussels sprouts» may not set you to salivating, but after one bite of this surprising dish, you'll want to make it again and again.
Release Date: Mar 2, 2010 Genre: Action, First Person Shooter Theme: Modern Military Rating: T for Teen Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer A bit of a surprise pick over Call of Duty: Black Ops, but Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a solid game from top to bottom across both the single and multiplayer game modes.
When I first booted up Perception, I didn't really know what to expect but what followed came as bit of a surprise and it intrigued GO →
That should come as a little bit of a surprise given the Pixel's cost range last year.
«I think that's a little bit of a surprise to some of us, that it's this big, that it's this prevalent.
Tuesday's climb is a bit of a surprise given what happened to the company last quarter.
That's been a bit of a surprise.
Some are probably obvious and others may be a bit of a surprise to everyone except the businesses selling in those niches (and the online platforms that support those sales).
(According to MIT, the lecture was a bit of a surprise, the result of the efforts of a Sloan student whose sister had recently married Jobs.)
Patience — something almost every guest mentions — was a bit of a surprise.
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 Silicon Valley region is home to one of the company's top three dealerships in the U.S. thus far in 2016 — a bit of a surprise considering other markets have larger populations or are more typically known as hot spots for sports cars (i.e., Los Angeles, New York, and Miami).
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.
«Uber is doing quite well in the first - tier cities, and it's a bit of a surprise,» said You Na, an analyst at ICBC International based in Hong Kong.
This is a bit of a surprise, given that the company's fourth - quarter performance was certainly nothing to write home about.
In a bit of a surprise, he said he is not as yet convinced the recent cooling in housing activity in Canada, and slowdown in credit accumulation, represents a fundamental shift, indicating he remains concerned about the downside risk of keeping rates low for a very long time.
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.
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagard said Thursday the Swiss central bank's announcement that it would remove a 3 - year - old cap of 1.20 francs per euro was «a bit of a surprise
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.
Given Tyerman's previous scholarship, God's War is a bit of a surprise.
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.
But in the end, after all that back - and - forth, since this much - beloved baby was a bit of a surprise to all of us, we decided that NOW is a good time to finally do a bit of planning.
But I know that atheists just can't hold themselves and would do anything just to solicit attention, that's why it doesn't bring even a bit of surprise to me.
I see Pope Francis respected because he reminds us of Jesus, which unfortunately is a bit of a surprise when seen in public religious leadership.
As someone who grew up in Eltham it's still a bit of a surprise that cafes this good have established there, but I'm definitely not complaining!
They're always a bit of a surprise and never totally reproducible.
Today's a bit of surprise!
It's great because you get a bit of a surprise when you bite into the chocolate.
The salt was a bit of a surprise, especially for CT who was «ambushed by my own expectations» but once he got used to it, thought it was good.
Some highlights included the Fried Green Tomatoes with crabmeat on top, the Kale Salad, corn side dish (a bit of a surprise since local corn season is over, and an interesting entree of Smoked Carrots with Freekeh.
One thing that's been a bit of a surprise with the new kitchen is that the new freezer is smaller than our old one.
It's always a bit of a surprise and probably not the recipes I would choose.

Phrases with «bit of a surprise»

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