Sentences with phrase «little surprise to those of»

Daniel Hugill, Chair, National Association of Teachers of RE said: «It is of little surprise to those of us who teach RS that it remains so popular amongst young people.

The apparent contradiction of these two descriptions comes as little surprise to those of us in the scientific community.

What gives this title credence is that had it been revealed prior, we'd have known for a fact that Thanos leaves our heroes broken and defeated at the end of Infinity War, and while it's little surprise to those of us who live and breathe comics, the average moviegoer likely wasn't expecting such a massive loss of life.

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Since I kept the rest of my routine the same, it's not too far - fetched to think that this little, pretty vitamin is a pleasant surprise for skeptics.

Depending on your product and services, sending little gifts of appreciation with elements of surprise and delight to your best customers can be a superb means of telling them to come back.

And, perhaps one of the most surprising causes of afternoon fatigue is having too little work to do.

This task may seem too easy or even a little silly, but you'll be surprised by how calm you feel afterward and how much easier it is to let go of distracting thoughts that otherwise seem to have lodged permanently inside your brain.

With little success to toast on the field or at the ballot box for that pair in recent years, it's not surprising that champagne consumption is on the low end of our list.

It may sound strange to have to go through every little detail of an idea that came from inside your own brain, but you will be surprised how one question can send you spinning.

Toward the end of the conversation, I had to ask about his iPhone, which I was more than a little surprised to see.

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.

You'd be surprised how a little fresh air and circulation — and the absence of a computer — can spawn creative solutions to the day's problems.»

I have long expected more organizations and startups to build health and safety tools using technology, and I have been surprised by how little of what must be built has even been attempted.

But even with that backdrop of investors pouring money into the market, «it's hard to say I'm not a little surprised,» said Jay Jacobs, director of research at Global X Funds.

To some long - time watchers of MBA education, there may be little surprise seeing Harvard and Stanford at the top of the rankings.

All applicants want to show how their qualifications align with the position description, but for many roles it would be surprising — and a little fishy — to find someone with the exact number of years of experience you're looking for, in the exact field, with the preferred degrees, and whose resume or cover letter states she's checked every single box.

If the company's goal is to get every Canadian to adopt a more active lifestyle, then it should come as little to no surprise that GoodLife's success has largely been built on the back of avoiding the intimidating gym cliché of Mr. Universe wannabes pumping iron, in favour of a more open, welcoming environment.

Which explains why the Bank of Canada's decision this week to hold interest rates at 1 % for the sixth time in a row came as little surprise.

«Little surprises me in this business any more, but I was stunned that Bank of England Chief Economist Andrew Haldane could state that property is likely to be a better investment than pensions,» Edwards wrote on Wednesday.

My gut feel is this little episode of depreciation is close to finishing but the fix this morning did surprise me.

While the finding is of little surprise to most business school observers, most admissions officials tend to downplay the importance of any one piece of the MBA application.

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.

Just a quick note to say I was very glad and a little surprised to see quite a number of articles and commentaries on the problem of Germany's large trade surplus.

As long as they face the prospect of a surprise attack by unaccountable «owners,» today's business leaders have little choice but to focus on the here and now.

The FOMC offered few surprises for a market that looks like it wants to do little ahead of tomorrow's Thanksgiving holiday.

As a result, as I got a little older, it was probably no surprise to anyone that I would spend the first 10 years or so of my professional career in field sales — we called it outside sales at the time.

To the the surprise of many, however, this has not been the case — the option - adjusted spread of USD bonds has actually changed little since January 1.

Chair Yellen has said very little beyond the Framework, and, as the leader of the Fed, keeping to the official talking points is no surprise.

It's of little surprise that the name has proven so hot in the crypto world — «Lord of the Rings» is, after all, the geek culture equivalent to Shakespeare, and there's no lack of geeks in the cryptocurrency community.

Those surprised by the lack of volatility in 2016 could prove to have just been a little early if the positive outcomes currently expected fail to materialize and some of these more troubling events do.

 The Harper government's decision last year to write off every penny of the auto aid and thus build it all into last year's deficit calculation (which I questioned at the time as curious and even misleading) has already been proven wrong. Since the money was already «written off» by Ottawa as a loss (on grounds that they had little confidence it would be repaid — contradicting their own assurances at the same time that it was an «investment,» not a bail - out), any repayment will come as a gain that can be recorded in the budget on the revenue side. Jim Flaherty has learned from past Finance Ministers (especially Paul Martin) that it's always politically better to make the budget situation look worse than it is (even when the bottom has fallen out of the balance), thus positioning yourself to triumphantly announce «surprising good news» (due, no doubt, to «careful fiscal management») down the road. The auto package could thus generate as much as $ 10 billion in «surprising good news» for Ottawa in the years to come (depending on the ultimate worth of the public equity share).

This ban is a little bit surprising as Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, is also the CEO of Square, which has recently added Bitcoin trading to its platform.

Tonight, I was a little surprised to read the following tweets from Marc Lee, Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), and Co-Director of the Climate Justice Project:

In view of his approach to solving the problems facing higher education, it's not surprising that, although long a tenured professor at prestigious schools, Taylor evinces little respect for academic disciplines.

It is more than a little surprising to see it endorsed, even implicitly, by bishops of the Catholic Church.

Because First Things is well - known for the highest level of discourse on the subjects it considers, I'm a little surprised to find myself here.

As you are a follower of Luther and seem to hold great stock in everything that he said, it is of little surprise that you would think the Jewish people deserved their fate during the Holocaust, Theo.

To the surprise of everyone who knew about the strong evidence for the little ice age and the medieval climate optimum, the graph showed a nearly constant temperature from the year 1000 until about 150 years ago, when the temperature began to rise abruptly like the blade of a hockey sticTo the surprise of everyone who knew about the strong evidence for the little ice age and the medieval climate optimum, the graph showed a nearly constant temperature from the year 1000 until about 150 years ago, when the temperature began to rise abruptly like the blade of a hockey sticto rise abruptly like the blade of a hockey stick.

Many of the writers on spirituality were directing their thoughts to monks and nuns, but we notice a surprising moderation in their remarks («reasonable distress», «little by little»).

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.

But what is surprising is how little he appealed to fear of Hell or even to the expectation of rewards after death.

As a missionary in Uganda, there was little that surprised me after a while of living cross-culturally, but it took me a moment to realize that the fresh, brown egg (there are ways of deducing that an unwashed egg is fresh) was indeed a purposeful offering.

They are not surprised to see one of Their little children stumble.

Considering he's tried to have a 6 - second Vine removed for featuring his song in the background, has threatened the creators of his own fan sites and sued the makers of a tribute album created for his birthday, it's a little surprising he suddenly thinks using his image is funny again...

Much was at stake, and if football fans can turn passion into aggression it can be of little surprise that the same thing happens with regard to the constitutional future of one's country.

Ok, this one is a little light - hearted, but you would be surprised to know how often I get emails and private FB messages from people who challenge me on the length of my hair.

Later that evening, Francis made a surprise visit to the Little Sisters of the Poor, whom the bishops continue to support in their lawsuit against the HHS mandate.

So I was a little surprised a couple of weeks ago when Mom volunteered to come to Kentucky with me to attend The W Conference at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

It is of little surprise that Pope Francis warned European leaders recently that keeping democracy alive included the requirement to avoid the dictatorship of relativism.

Since there is little honor and less pleasure in serving in the minority in the House, it would not be surprising if a few progressives decided to avail themselves of Congress's generous retirement provisions.