Sentences with phrase «early surprise came»

One early surprise came from Jupiter's gravity.

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For example, when political newcomer David Brat successfully challenged House Republican majority leader Eric Cantor to represent Virginia in the U.S. Congress, it came as a surprise only to those reporters who didn't bother to go to Virginia and talk to «actual humans,» as Rutenberg observes (echoing an earlier analysis by Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi).

Should the Justice Department move to block the deal, it would come as something of a surprise, especially considering that the Justice Department's top antitrust regulator, Makan Delrahim, even said earlier this year that he did not think the deal presented a «major antitrust problem» due to the fact that neither of the two companies directly competes in the same spaces.

That comes after both Twitter and Snap pleasantly surprised their bullish investors earlier this month with quarterly report cards that rose above expectations.

«We expect the bidding to take off, but $ 1 million coming this early is somewhat surprising.»

This news comes as no surprise: Fortune earlier reported that by mid-day FridayThe Force Awakens had already sold more tickets than any other movie of 2015.

The timing of the announcement also came as a surprise to White House aides, even those who had been informed days earlier of the imminent shake - up, two sources familiar with the plans said.

When my assistant came into my office in early 2005 and told me that Carl Icahn was on the phone, it was a complete surprise.

Don't be surprised to see Amazon press its early market advantage to build up a local user base before smart speaker competition comes to India.

These early security problems should come as no surprise to anyone involved in the field of computer science, but those entering Bitcoin from a financial background will want nothing to do with the currency until the payment system can be made fool - proof.

The increase in the cash rate target in early December came as little surprise to financial markets.

With so much monetary stimulus currently on offer, it's no surprise that we have seen a recent surge in stock prices worldwide; stimulus that was reaffirmed again today as US retail sales came in below expectations, easing concerns that the Federal Reserve would begin tapering as early as September.

I suspected he was at an early age, parents know these things but some are in denial, so it wasn't a big surprise when he came out of the closet, nor was it for his brothers.

The following comes from chapter 9 of his autobiography: Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life.

To those familiar with the story's sole source» the semihero Bartolomé de Las Casas, who wrote in the early sixteenth century» this should come as no surprise.

This may come as a surprise, and indeed, very little is known about these earlier feminists beyond the work of a few scholars.

Even though such feelings on the part of the Islamic extremists were well known to the leaders in the USA and the rest of the world from the earlier incidents, like, the bombing of the World Trade Center in1993, the bomb attacks on USA embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar - es - Salaam in Tanzania in 1998, and the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen in 2000, the incident of September11 came as a total surprise.

I came to that somewhat surprising conclusion while talking to Jesuit priests who lived with the future Pope, then known as the Rev. Jorge Bergoglio, during the early 1980s.

Further, because of the scarcity of regular clergymen the custom of hiring lay readers became common, and in some places these congregationally appointed officers were the backbone of the church.16 Hence it is not surprising that from an early date the greatest coolness toward and open opposition to completion of the Anglican Church in the colonies with an Episcopate came precisely from those areas where that Church was ostensibly established.

It won't come as a surprise that I ended up leaving Kyrgyzstan early.

if they take a rb early, coming from the patriots i wouldnt be surprised if they re happy with blount abdullah riddick and zenner in a backfield by commitee, its what the pats do.

Parseghian isn't surprised that running backs come to the fore earlier than other players.

What was somewhat of a surprise was how well Bradham played in Alonso's absence — well enough to make Alonso expendable when a new coaching staff came to town earlier this spring.

To my surprise, Clowney actually thrived at defensive end early in the season, which the Texans sorely needed with J.J. Watt trying to come back from a serious back injury.

In truth, this news should come as no great surprise, considering Fury was filmed singing about «sniffing gear» with a group of England football fans earlier this year.

I am hoping and praying that somehow we will be pleasantly surprised come Tuesday or earlier but DOES NOT look good.

Eli's heroics against New England a year ago came as no surprise, echoing as they did his Super Bowl performance four years earlier.

With many people traveling Wednesday, don't be surprised to see an influx of public money come down on this game from early tomorrow morning right up until kickoff.

Jordan Spieth made the biggest early move, and that should come as little surprise given his track record.

Given their huge national fan base and strong season to date, it comes as no surprise that Notre Dame has attracted 78 % of spread tickets in the early going.

It is not really a big surprise and most of us will have spent today more in hope than expectation, even though it was reported at the start of the day that Arsene Wenger was in his office early in case something came up.

Secondly, Wenger needs to become far more flexible when it comes to his formation selections... remember this is the same individual that hadn't used a 3 - back system for 20 years and only conceded to the experiment when the proverbial shit hit the fan... you know it killed him to adopt «Conte's» system, which is probably why he resisted so long; in fact his stubbornness to adjust even earlier might have cost us the 4 hole... much like most sports that have tactical formations, every team should have a «base» offensive and defensive scheme, but they likewise need to have some inherent flexibility depending on the opposing teams tactics and / or when specific substitutions are made... how many times have you watched a Wenger - run team make a late substitution but not change their shape on the pitch... furthermore, how many times have you seen our team fail to make the necessary adjustments at halftime due to Wenger's tactical stubbronness, which often led to giving up goals in the early minutes of the second - half... the best teams in the world know how to make halftime adjustments whereas we always seem to be surprised when the opposing team throws a wrinkle into the mix following halftime... this my friend is soccer 101

Earlier this year SI polled 70 Tour players on a variety of topics, and one of the most surprising results came from the question, Who is your least favorite playing partner?

Red Schoendienst flashed early in the season but injuries and age slowed him down The surprise team of the year the St Louis Cardinals couldn't win a game in the first week of the season and were in fifth place in July, but they came fast and actually threatened the Pirates in August.

The surge isn't a surprise because Orlando is without talent, but because it's coming too early.

The big surprise had come earlier, with the announcement that «Bama coach Wimp Sanderson had edged the Wildcats» Eddie Sutton in the Knoxville News - Sentinel's annual poll for Southeastern Conference coach of the year.

I wouldn't be surprised if an offer for Bellerin Is in early negotiations or being seriously considered, which might explain why he hasn't been starting much lately and coming on as a late sub.

I'm going for a 2 - 1 win, but should we get on the scoreboard early, I would not be surprised to see us bag three or four with our rivals having to come out and attack us in search of a result.

Defending champion California, Cincinnati and Ohio State, the nation's top three teams, as expected, successfully negotiated early tests to reach the semifinals, but with them came a surprise — NYU, a team that has looked both good and terrible in regular season play.

I bet he's also surprised the moment came so early.

It was confirmed earlier this week that Mourinho will be leaving Real Madrid come the end of the season, and indeed this news was not met with surprise.

I wouldn't be surprised if Tevez resolved his contract with Juventus a year early to come and play for us.»

So, whereas I was of the opinion that heading into Monday's encounter no longer top of the league would have a negative effect on the team, it will instead empower them with so much reassurance and positivity that any sort of result would be enough to keep them on course for the title, but it does also mean they're there to be shot at so don't be at all surprised if United come sprinting out of the blocks this evening and put the Gunners to the sword very early on as don't forget, United had top - spot stolen away from them because of the recent bout of adverse weather.

I was hoping that we would see Sam Byram feature at some stage during the game but it still came as a (positive) surprise that he was introduced as early as half time and that it was Angelo Ogbonna who was replaced.

A good start to the season is always welcome as it serves to relieve any early pressure or uncertainty but it would be a surprise to earn such a luxury this coming season.

«With relations between manager and owner Roman Abramovich somewhat delicate and Conte often coming across frustrated in interviews, it would be a real surprise if he remained in charge next season and an early exit is now becoming a real possibility.»

This summer's tournament may come too early for him, but it would be a surprise if Rodri wasn't in Spain's starting XI come Euro 2020.

It comes as a surprise after Antonio Conte earlier said that Barkley could be in contention for match against Norwich.

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

[319] This followed the surprise launch of a leadership campaign by Michael Gove, previously seen as a key ally of the Johnson campaign, who said (earlier that morning) that he had reluctantly come to the conclusion that Johnson «can not provide the leadership or build the team for the task ahead.»