Sentences with phrase «bit of a surprise from»

These aspects include, a bit of dedication towards the relationship, a bit of attention, a bit of seriousness and just a bit of surprises from the man.

It's wide, too, at 1.99 m — with cladding on the flanks and rugged - looking wheelarch extensions to give it that authentic SUV crossover appearance... A bit of a surprise from a Porsche, but catching current trends, no doubt.

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No one is surprised to hear it used — it is the buzziest of buzzwords — but the word is a bit startling coming from the CEO of a $ 3 - billion company with more than 4,500 employees.

From Hewlett - Packard (HPQ), Proctor & Gamble (PG), and the FBI to Al Qaeda, the Samoan government, and textile factories in India, they take readers on an enjoyable and informative romp, packed with rich anecdotes, meaty bits of social science, and all sorts of surprising factoids.

Dugan said there weren't any surprises CMHC found when compiling the report, but he did spot «a little bit of a softening» of market activity in Toronto and less of a «spillover» in demand from the city to neighbouring communities, including Hamilton.

So it was a little bit more than surprising to see a sudden burst of optimism among potential homebuyers in a monthly sentiment survey from Fannie Mae.

If you have made the switch from working at a company to self - employment, you might be in for a bit of an unpleasant surprise as you'll now have to pay the entire contribution to Social Security and Medicare yourself.

The earnings surprise of 270 basis points is a bit below levels from previous quarters, which tracked closer to 400 - 500 basis points.

The Mexicans had an info booth at the festival, and many Italians were in for a hot surprise when tasting powder from Yucatan habaneros: The delayed heat of the habs differs from the direct bite of their local chiles, and keeps building up...

Well, the cookies that I tried from Affairs of Living's site didn't turn out so great (though the other kids at our table surprised me by eating a number of them and to be fair, I did alter the original recipe a bit due to dietary restrictions), but the chips sure were a success.

But I have a feeling that some of the dishes from our previous Christmases surprised Santa quite a bit.

It was a bit of a bizarre and surprising reaction from Sanchez after the game considering his gesturing during.

It is curious there is zero quotes of support from local officials other than a mix of surprise and a bit of a shrug.

I first thought it was a bit strange that Arsene Wenger dropped Olivier Giroud to the bench against Leicester in midweek, and even more surprised that Alexis was moved into the centre - forward position, but Le Boss reckons hat many of his Arsenal team were suffering from fatigue after the Spurs game.

After losing some very key players from last year's team, the success might be coming as a bit of a surprise.

It's little surprise to see Lacazette getting a bit of a hard time from Arsenal fans as he failed to help them kill off Newcastle in this tight game...

«In the end it was maybe a bit of a fortunate goal, and the surprising thing from that is that we could have maybe lost the game on a set - piece.

And having grown up around a bunch of people from cork I'm sure you weren't at all surprised to see the fighting Irish over your ways causing a bit of havoc

The Gunners are also boosted by the return from injury of two key players in Coquelin and Alexis Sanchez, so it a little bit of a surprise to see Le Coq on the bench for this crucial game, and Flamini starting in the middle along with Ramsey.

Seaman told ESPN FC in an interview that he was «a little bit surprised but also a little bit pleased» to hear Wenger will end his Arsenal reign at the end of the season, since it will ensure he gets a fitting send - off from Arsenal fans.

Walcott: 80 % good to me but still lacks a bit of control.He hasnt completely reached the point where he is really in control of his gud fast run, and in addition to that Fab, Toure and eboue are the only guys in the squad who know how to feed him by exploring his gud fast run.He also has this bad habit of keeping himself a bit wide and deep leaving our strikers lonely in the box.In overall, I like him and Im expecting lots of surprise from him next season.

I have a 4 year old, a 2 year old, and another on the way... my bit of friendly advice, one mother to another, is that you will be surprised how much they change from month to month and how different two children can be.

All in all, a surprising and encouraging bit of news from Huntington, West Virginia.

That it clearly appears to have been, from everything I have read, the fault of coaches and parents bent on playing on, no matter what the score, no matter what the risk to their own kids» safety, is, not the least bit surprising in an increasingly winner - take - all society.

HOPE LIEN: Well surprisingly at my very first pumping session I did get some drops of kind of like sticky milk, I did not produce colostrum when you induce lactation but it was like a thicker kind of milk almost like honey or something like that and I was really surprised by that because I read from some other people it takes some a little bit longer and so I was really impressed that I had any milk...

I love chocolate These really easy Easter surprise eggs from Not Martha will make a great addition to a bit of a treasure hunt for the kids.

It was a bit of a surprise when I received a phone call shortly before deadline last night from a very agitated Patrick Foye, Cuomo's hand - picked Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

«This was a bit of a surprise because when we think of sediment in the ocean, we think of it as sinking vertically, originating from someplace above.

In fact, one of the biggest surprises from Kepler is that two - thirds of the sunlike stars we are tracking are quite a bit more variable in brightness than the sun.

«Nobody had predicted that there would be signals of this type of transport from a scanning tunneling microscope, so it came as a bit of a surprise,» said Bernevig.

«From my perspective, I'm delighted, of course, and a little bit surprised,» he said, adding that many of his colleagues are doing exceptional research and are as deserving of the honor as he is.

From the perspective of medically integrated fitness facilities, I was a bit surprised that physician referral programs remain out of the top 20.

I'm particularly pleased that you were a bit surprised by some of the choices, as that means I've presented something new... As I think I may have mentioned in the post, once I get past the initial plan, which is quite intentional, I move into a sort of intuitive phase and that is absolutely where the pink came from.

We have a bit of a surprise this time as there were not one, not two but THREE most viewed links from last week's party.

I will say, however, no where on the website did it say the product came from Hong Kong so I was a bit surprised to see a 3 % international fee charge on my credit card - I would have chose a different method of payment if I knew this - so be aware if using a credit card!

Finalists: The East an interesting and surprising assembly by Ronna Kress with recognizable stars getting a bit of wiggle room from their usual typecasting Alexander Payne & John Jackson's fascination with non-actors is hit and miss but Nebraska mostly hits Russell just reuses his favorites but they're all firecrackers in American Hustle with casting by Lindsay Graham & Mary Vernieu

It comes as a bit of a surprise that, with so many recent horror films aping off of different subgenres from the past, no one has really attempted to tackle the creature feature.

isn't exactly a surprise from a young actor, but it's also not really the kind of sound bite that primes a viewer to expect critical rigor, and in placing it right at the head of their film, directors Louis Black and Karen Bernstein set an unfortunate precedent that's seldom surpassed.

Minority Report does so many things so well from the terrific concepts of Dick, the superb screenplay by Scott Frank (Get Shorty, Out of Sight), the always impressive directing of Spielberg, the convincing acting of Cruise, and outstanding special effects, that it comes as a bit of a surprise that a home run isn't hit here.

Boyega and the rest of his cast members have been understandably withholding about releasing any new details from the film during interviews over the past few months, but while recently speaking with IGN about The Last Jedi, Boyega did open up a little bit about Finn's surprising «undercover» mission in the film:

It brings more of the same with the chemistry between Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, but it's Josh Brolin as a young Agent K in 1969 that really livens things up, not to mention a fun villain in Jemaine Clement, and great supporting bits from Michael Stuhlbarg, Bill Hader, and one hilarious surprise cameo by a certain «Arrested Development» cast member (we won't spoil who).

The central mystery is a straight - ahead, surprise - free slog (a bit similar to Chinatown, minus the sex and the story twists, though with the murder intact); the characters are familiar tropes, and the tone and imagery come courtesy of countless Westerns, from Sergio Leone to High Noon.

The film, based on a short story by David Constantine, presents a quietly heartbreaking examination of a marriage under pressure and pairs Rampling with fellow screen legend Tom Courtenay: the duo play a retired couple whose peaceful, stable life is rocked when they receive a bit of surprising news from the past.

The brief nudity is maybe a bit surprising, though that could be literally anything, from a shot of a topless woman to Hugh Jackman's ass.

I have to admit, I was a bit surprised by the grittiness of the trailer, considering that it's from Shawn Levy, director of Night at the Museum.

Its complete Golden Globes shutout is hardly surprising, ditto its SAG snubs, but yesterday's diss from the Producer's Guild was a bit more unexpected, and a lot more crucial in terms of its overall Oscar hopes.

Stewart was the real story of the film coming into its American release; she made headlines last year when she became the first American actress to win a Cesar award (essentially France's equivalent to the Oscars) for her supporting turn here, a bit of a surprise for those who only really knew her from the Twilight films.

As it turns out, the 2014 Mercedes - Benz B - Class Electric Drive (whew, say that five times fast), has a powertrain to which Tesla has contributed a substantial measure of technology, so maybe we shouldn't be surprised that its 177 hp and 251 lb - ft of torque are enough to produce a little bit of antisocial behavior from what is meant to be a refined but innocuous people - mover.

Such exuberant handling comes as a bit of a surprise, as on the road the Sport felt poised and light on its feet, but also neutral rather than being prone to big slides from the front or rear.

One of those surprises comes from the venerable 3.7 - liter VQ powerplant — the engine itself may be a bit of an old - timer but it still makes good power.