Sentences with phrase «come as a huge surprise»

The more festive mood shouldn't come as a huge surprise, especially after several stellar months of job growth and some fresh all - time highs for the stock market.

Maybe the failure to meet the target came as a huge surprise?

So it should not come as a huge surprise that according to Reuters, Ares Management senior executives: Antony Ressler and John Kissick were bond traders during the late - 80s at Drexel and helped co-found Apollo Global Management alongside Leon Black.

News of a possible multi-billion-pound tie - up between two of the country's top supermarkets, Sainsbury's and Asda, came as a huge surprise this week.

As Fred Wolf of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self - Organization further explains, that «extraordinarily high deletion rate came as a huge surprise,» and it effectively means that information is lost in the brain as quickly as it can be delivered — something the researchers say has «fundamental consequences for our understanding of the neural code of the cerebral cortex.»

Because it will come as a huge surprise to actual historians to learn of such sources.

It didn't come as a huge surprise to many in the Christian mainstream.

This may come as a huge surprise to many of you, but I'm kind of a dork.

«His famous dialogue with Habermas in Munich in 2004 came as a huge surprise to Catholic intellectuals, who were unaware of how far Ratzinger was open to the heritage of the Enlightenment.

That comes as no huge surprise as far as student life goes, but new studies show that the benefits of being beautiful go further than just sitting at the cool kids» table.

So the 0 - 0 halftime score shouldn't come as a huge surprise, especially considering both teams boast strong defenses and offenses that simply grind it out.

Arsene Wenger overlooked Rob Holding for a starting spot in yesterday's FA Cup tie with Preston North End, which came as a huge surprise for me, and I'm sure many others.

The moment came as a huge surprise as van Gaal decided to use his spare substitution to make the goalkeeping switch, with Newcastle man Krul going on to save two Costa Rican penalties in the Dutch victory.

The huge majority of bets has come in on Man United, moving their odds from +186 to +175, which doesn't come as a huge surprise since they're usually well - supported.

Spread betting has also been relatively split which shouldn't come as a huge surprise.

Even though Josep Guardiola did make several changes, Barca's 2 - 1 reverse away at Real Sociedad on Saturday came as a huge surprise.

Despite the speculation, it would come as a huge surprise, if Mourinho considers offloading the Frenchman, who has been one of United's best performers in the front - line alongside Romelu Lukaku this term.

Looking at the players that have recently left, though, suggests that this slump perhaps shouldn't come as a huge surprise...

This is probably going to come as a huge surprise to them, but medical care is not the same as going to a water park or going skiing.

This doesn't come as a huge surprise for the Democrat - turned - Republican - turned - independent mayor, particularly considering the extended interview he gave to the NY Times about his endorsements of candidates across the country whom he views as «centrist» in an effort to counteract the polarizing force of the Tea Party.

Theresa May's decision to hold an early general election came as a huge surprise to most.

It still came as a huge surprise when the Conservatives failed to secure the outright majority they so desperately wanted.

It therefore comes as a huge surprise that the differences in the current executive could reach such lowly depths.

But the clean ice «didn't come as a huge surprise to us,» says planetary geologist James Head III of Brown University.

For that reason, a new study linking a high intake of added sugar to depressive symptoms shouldn't come as a huge surprise.

However, this dress didn't gap in the back like most fitted dresses do prior to alteration, which came as a huge surprise.

There was not a single Xbox 360 or Xbox One game on the list, which doesn't come as a huge surprise.

The news shouldn't come as a huge surprise considering The Weinstein Co. released the first Sing Street trailer several days before Sundance 2016 even kicked off.

It's shouldn't come as a huge surprise given that Lawrence won the Best Actress trophy just last year (also under the direction of Russell), but the actress gives a spitfire performance in American Hustle that's equal parts hilarious and sad.

The news of this game arriving on Nintendo Switch doesn't come as a huge surprise, as Shin Megami Tensei IV was released on Nintendo 3DS in 2013 while Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse being released just last year.

But it doesn't come as a huge surprise, either.

Hulk has not been included in most of the lists of superheroes likely to die in the upcoming film, so his death may come as a huge surprise.

The second delayed release date for «Tulip Fever» shouldn't come as a huge surprise, given the lack of promotion surrounding the film's opening.

This shouldn't come as a huge surprise as the V - 6 received very few changes when the 2015 Mustang debuted, and hasn't received updates in the years since.

Despite these grand promises, the RS was notorious for excessive steering fight, so it does not come as a huge surprise that the ST displays similar tendencies.

This may not come as a huge surprise, but replacing a headlight on a Pheaton is not a simple task.

What came as a huge surprise was the package, replete with all the new features, priced at $ 199, this being the entry - level offer.

When CNN's Money site reported Amazon's new $ 40 discounts, they reported «That shouldn't come as a huge surprise.

The numbers shouldn't come as a huge surprise, given the number of shipping devices relying on older versions of the OS, but we can't help but wish manufacturers would get around to releasing Ice Cream Sandwich devices — and updates — sooner rather than later.

That shouldn't come as a huge surprise.

These figures shouldn't come as a huge surprise.

When you compare the marketing behind Ryse, and the name of Deadrising 3 and Forza against Killzone and Knack this doesn't come as a huge surprise.

Microsoft used Coker to promote Project Spark during E3 2014, so this doesn't come as a huge surprise.

The final update for released games came as a huge surprise to many: the protagonist of Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII, Cloud, makes his debut in Super Smash Bros..

Red Dead Redemption 2 has been delayed until 2018, which doesn't come as a huge surprise.

While this month's announcement of Watch Dogs 2 — Ubisoft's future tech open - world caper — might not have come as a huge surprise given the success of the 2014 original, it's nevertheless a welcome return for a new IP with some big ideas.

The tremendous increase in player and session numbers doesn't come as a huge surprise seeing as Blizzard released the game's sixth big expansion, Legion, at the end of August.

None of this should come as a huge surprise since Activision is also giving Destiny 2 players exclusive content on the PS4.

Guerrilla Games have always been right up there in terms of a powerhouse studio for Sony, just like Naughty Dog, so this doesn't come as a huge surprise to me.

Not that this should come as a huge surprise to anyone really (including the Heartland Institute, Jennifer Marohasy, the Institute for Public Affairs or anyone else branding themselves as a «liberal think - tank» or «policy institute»)-- Exxon is still funding climate change doublespeak.