Sentences with phrase «bit of a surprise given»

Tuesday's climb is a bit of a surprise given what happened to the company last quarter.

Big Sam drops Rooney to the bench, which is a bit of a surprise given Shrek has scored more goals against us than anyone else.

Never happy to see former Gov. George Pataki pop up anywhere, the reaction is a bit of surprise given former AFL - CIO President Denis Hughes's role on the panel, as well as the inclusion of the circuit - breaker mechanism for property taxes, which ties increases to household income, a move that has had support among labor.

Though it doesn't feel any heavier in the nose, which is a bit of a surprise given the front suspension is unaltered from its 2.5 - litre petrol sibling.

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.

That should come as a little bit of a surprise given the Pixel's cost range last year.

For once, Huawei didn't devote too much time to design basics during the presser, a bit of a surprise given how much the company prides itself on its product builds.

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In the case of U.S. high yield, this is a bit surprising given the drop in oil prices, down around 10 % year - to - date.

We wouldn't be surprised if this move continued a bit more to the 11k and 10k levels given the amount of fear amongst the retail community.

They were surprised, and perhaps a bit hurt, when the Master rebuked them, ordered them to give the little children admittance to his presence, and said that the children belonged to the kingdom of heaven just as much as did the adults.

There may be resolutions or goals which roll up to that vision but the word is meant to give you freedom and a sense of discovery and focus, to leave a bit of room to be surprised.

I read quite a bit here on your blog site and what you had to say about this subject surprises me in light of that and seems to be in contrast to what I would expect given your background.

I give him little bites of whatever I'm eating, and no surprise that he is alllll about the meat.

I was surprised at how the pepper integrated in the bread, giving it a bit of a zing.

None of this is surprising given that cooking with my grandma was a bit like the first day of an apprenticeship to Gordon Ramsay.

On a side note positive vibes were shown by Alexis at the end of the match, acknowledging the away fans and giving credits to the players, which is a bit surprising to me since he'd usually get a bit emotionally after he's subbed.

However, I would not be the least bit surprised to hear that the boss will give our star man Mesut Ozil another holiday and even leaves him out of that cup game, in order to have the midfield maestro fit, fresh and firing on all cylinders for the trip to Anfield next Wednesday.

I would trust Chambers more and I think he could surprise a lot of you and if given the chance, I think he could make that right sided CB pos his own, he has experience at CB and RB while also playing a bit of CM... that experience at his young age along with how he performed on loan... I want to see the kid given more time.

The 3 -5-2 was a bit of a surprise, and was obviously meant to compensate for the lack of Mandzukic and to give Costa a rest after a busy international break.

That the game officials were apparently complicit is a bit of a surprise, although, given the recent trend towards lax rules enforcement in other contact and collision sports, particularly hockey, I that it has surfaced in youth football shouldn't come as a shock, I guess.

She gave me a bit of sculpting I was surprised it actually works.

Rule # 1: Dresses are your friend / / Most dresses (or at least the ones I have) have a bit of give to them and I bet if you tried on the ones you currently have in your closet, you would be pleasantly surprised!

They're not suede, so I don't have to worry about New York's inevitable, surprise snowfall, and there's a bit of gold detailing that gives them personality without being overwhelming.

In this show, a single woman would be given a With the right mood and a little bit of alcohol, you'd be surprised how fun and raucous playing good old - fashioned games with friends can get.

This is almost surprising given that the narrative film takes place exclusively in a large prison in the Dominican Republic, alternating machismo with romance in a wholly believable way and with the two principal lovebirds exuding quite a bit of chemistry for inmates with little physical contact.

Bit of a surprise here given that reviews have been patchy since it premiered in Cannes last year.

In what was a bit of a surprise, the BAFTA voters did not shut out all other nominees to give La La Land the sweep, as the Hollywood Foreign Press did.

All in all, the fourth season of the show has recalibrated the «Cougar Town» formula a bit, and that's not surprising, given that it has a new creative leader in executive producer Ric Swartzlander (co-creators Kevin Biegel and Bill Lawrence are still involved with the show).

Freddie Highmore dropping in the same category for The Good Doctor was a bit surprising too but given that show's runaway rookie success (it's the biggest new hit of the fall season for network TV), the Globes had to pay attention.

However, this comes as a bit of a surprise, given most publishers are extremely reluctant to pay for 16 GB cards.

Project Miku DX is full of charming bits like this, pleasant surprises that give the game a heaving helping of heart.

The cast, who improvises the dialogue based on a plot outline by Guest and Eugene Levy, has some funny bits as they give us the not - so - sordid details of the inner workings of the folk business, but it's surprising how very little of them are memorable.

So I wasn't surprised that, when given the freedom to create a personal story, Chris Rock would be more than capable — and Top Five is a very effective, often hilarious adaptation of Rock's stand - up in the tradition of classic romantic comedies (actually, structurally, the film is closer to screwball comedies of the 1930s and 40s — but more on that in a bit).

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.

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]

Given DMP's forward - thinking business model, it's a bit surprising to note that they are one of the last English - language manga publishers to embrace iOS as a platform for digital comics.

Given the magnitude of the outperformance, it's not entirely surprising that we've started to witness a bit of catch - up from value and quality.

It may come as a bit of a surprise to those just starting to invest, but most of the world's seasoned investors will only invest in something that gives them a cash income on a regular basis.

But once you sharpen the focus of the market to your promises, should it surprise you that when you give the least bit of equivocation, that the market reacts badly?

Residents of this Ontario city may be a bit surprised — given all the headlines — but statistics show that rates of violent crime continue to drop.

While this isn't an exhaustive list of the things that can be found on routine blood work in a healthy senior pet, it gives a little bit of an idea of the surprises that pop - up.

Given the powerful impact of socialization, it's no surprise that dogs that are chained outside and isolated from positive human interaction are more likely to bite people than dogs that are integrated into our homes.

The partnership with Uber was a bit of a surprise to me — Amex can't be too happy about the timing of this announcement given the media firestorm hitting Uber.

There was a bit of miscommunication, I am expecting the surprise to be done upon room cleaning, given that we went out the whole day for a tour and it was not prepared, I end up surprised (quite the opposite) I had to make a lame excuse not to be with the group during pasalubong shopping coz I had to handle the surprise set up myself.

I have a tendency of playing the first few levels, getting blown to bits far more often than I should and giving up in annoyance that my fingers won't do what my brain is telling them to, which is why Drifting Lands caught me by surprise.

«The unveiling of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 comes as a bit of a surprise as it wasn't a game many expected to be revealed for the Switch, but given that it's been nearly seven years since the release of the first Xenoblade Chronicles and how that game itself is one of the greatest JRPGS ever, fans will undoubtedly be excited about what Monolith Soft has to show in the upcoming sequel.

I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to integrate Skyward Sword into this, especially if they feel like giving Wii software a bit of a booster.

Late last year, Nintendo gave 8 - bit gamers quite a pleasant surprise with the release of «NES Remix» on their eShop.

The standard PS4 and Xbox One have a bit of age on them at this point but have basically been given a new lease on life due to the release of the aforementioned PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. There's no telling how long the generation will be extended due to these upgraded systems, but I'd be surprised if it's less than two or three more years.

HQ Trivia [Free] is still doing really well and this is a bit surprising given how some of these fads just straight up die out on the App Store.