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«If not for the dramatic intervention of the FBI director in the final days,» she said of Comey's October surprise letter reintroducing the email investigation, «we would have won the White House.»

While Chinese retaliation wasn't a huge surprise it made for some dramatic headlines this morning.

Given the dramatic inflection in «dollar» behavior surrounding the March 18 FOMC meeting there wasn't much surprising in the latest TIC figures for that month.

That may not be terribly surprising, but what is surprising is that when people raised in conservative belief systems do have a faith transition, it tends to be a dramatic one.

Technical details pursued through books could not be similarly pursued in an oral presentation, but the minister may be surprised at the mental ability of his people to chase an idea through paradoxes, dilemmas, myths, history, and dramatic narratives if the movement of the chase corresponds to the way they think through the issues of daily life.

Instances of spontaneity are not limited to dramatic creative advances that catch attention and cause surprise.

In view of how it grew by stages, it is not surprising that it contains fascinating folklore and a primitive, though dramatic and spiritually meaningful, explanation of the creation, the coming of sin into the world, and the emergence of toil and pain and strife.

We're not surprised, after his dramatic save at the final corner during the race in terrible conditions.

So don't be surprised if you see irrational outbursts and dramatic portrayals of anger from time to time.

The dramatic decrease in popular support for the Progressive Party may not be in itself surprising.

Individuals with DID almost surely experience dramatic psychological changes across situations, so it would be surprising if their physiology did not change as well.

Although it was not surprising for cell and gene therapies per se, the growth that we have seen in this industry has been pretty dramatic around the world as well.

I've always thought the romance of a proposal comes from its intimacy, not from any kind of dramatic ring reveal or surprise wrangling of family and friends.

However, it may come as a surprise (or not, considering the dramatic rise in obesity) that biologists have known for a long time that B is false.

Knowing this, it is not surprising that some women see dramatic improvements in their cellulite after taking up yoga; yoga is all about combining movement with breath.

Brockmire doesn't throw a perfect game on its first trip to the mound, but it gets most of its pitches across the plate — and even delivers some surprising dramatic brushbacks.

I suppose the only real surprises to be found come from the fact that there are some poignant dramatic scenes, delivered by actors that aren't exactly known for doing them.

By now, it's not surprising to see Stiller play up the serio end of seriocomic for Baumbach, who coaxed a richly dramatic performance out of him in Greenberg.

But that's not the big surprise about the film: this story of an arrogant, over-the-hill slugger (Mac) who comes out of retirement to chalk up his 3000th hit is more of a serious sports film than a knee - slapping comedy, and Mac gets a rare opportunity to showcase his true dramatic range as an actor.

Mary J. Blige's inclusion in awards season conversations is surely a surprise — not because the Queen of Hip Hop Soul's performance in «Mudbound» is anything less than stellar, but who would've expected that the «Rock of Ages» and «I Can Do Bad All by Myself» actress would turn out a deeply emotional and dramatic rendering?

It helps that Boiler Room director Younger, making his first movie for 12 years, has the advantage of being based on a less well - known true life story (at least to those not versed in boxing lore), its dramatic twists subsequently packing a bit more surprise and punch.

But it should also come as not much of a surprise, sadly, that the filmmaker's latest is pockmarked by a lot of the same conservative dramatic conventions and broad political emotional gestures that have marred much of his work over the years, but particularly his recent output.

Mary J. Blige's inclusion in award season conversations is surely a surprise — not because the Queen of Hip Hop Soul's performance in «Mudbound» is anything less than stellar, but who would've ever expected that the «Rock of Ages» and «I Can Do Bad All by Myself» actress would turn out a deeply emotional and dramatic rendering?

The film is also supported by the tremendous performances, not just from Nanjiani and Kazan, but from Romano and Hunter, who bring a surprising dramatic heft to the picture.

Based on the fact that nearly half the footage from the most recent trailer does not appear in the cut of the film we saw and directly conflicts with the dramatic action present otherwise, it wouldn't surprise me if the theatrical cut winds up being dramatically different.

There is a shortage of surprises for viewers who have seen more than a few movies (animated or not) before, but the light and laid - back atmosphere (in spite of context that's supposed to be dramatic) yields a fair amount of laughs and a generally good time, in a breezy take on the British comedy tradition.

Those who saw the 2014 indie The Skeleton Twins won't be surprised to know that Hader is a terrific dramatic actor, but what he does towards the end of this season is truly jaw - dropping.

Not one to disappoint fans, AMC brought out Esposito himself as a surprise guest at the panel, who confirmed that Season 3 will see lawyer Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) and enforcer Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) come into contact with Fring — in case Jimmy's conflict with his brother, Chuck (Mike McKean), wasn't dramatic enough already.

Jim Carrey taking on a dramatic movie role isn't surprising (remember when he won a Golden Globe for his work in Man On The Moon?)

but when you can work such comic gold from deep pain and surprise regularly with dramatic depth (Kristen Wiig) or when you're a completely singular star who is endlessly watchable (Greta Gerwig) shouldn't you be able to win prizes?

As to finding a winner, my money is on McDormand for the time being because she makes such a dramatic impression, but truly anyone of them could win and it would not surprise me.

It is very surprising to hear that children raised in poverty have such dramatic differences in school than children not raised in poverty, so much so that their actual brain is physically different.

That subject isn't a surprising choice — it's innately dramatic, something many people can relate to (if they haven't had a scare themselves, a relative likely has), and a nicely meaty topic to make -LSB-...]

Instead, Trump's surprise, come - from - behind victory has set the stage for dramatic sell - off when North American markets resume trading Wednesday morning, and likely in the days and weeks to come — not unlike the big swoon that followed the U.K.'s unexpected Brexit referendum results last spring.

Despite the dramatic and surprising boom in oil prices energy and related sector stocks have not kept up up until now.

The results of that study were equally dramatic, but likewise not at all surprising.

BEAUTIFUL BEACHES & DRAMATIC ROCK FORMATIONS To those who know Cannon Beach, it was not a surprise when National Geographic Magazine named it as «one of the world's 100 most beautiful places» in their June 2013 issue.

Of course the counter argument is that we all knew they'd team up, because we've got the Justice League movie to do yet and Snyder was never going to have one of the characters kill the other, but that's where our own suspension of reality comes into play; sure, we know these things will happen because Hollywood is nothing if not predictable, but there's still a degree of mystery surrounding the events and the vague chance that something dramatic and shocking will happen that we never see coming, despite Warner Bros. and DC clearly not being willing to delivering something surprising because they would never want to damage either the Batman franchise or the Superman franchise.

Still, while I'm pleased to see Nintendo take big steps — for them — toward immersive and admittedly unique story - telling, Other M is not particularly well - written, is prone to being occasionally hokey and melo - dramatic, and isn't very surprising.

This is what many artists find alluring about video — it is mercurial in the best sense, and can be dramatic or surprising in ways that they may not have initially considered.

I don't think the very short term cooling observed was dramatic or startling, surprising I would grant you.

What we definitely do know is that a chaotic system underwent dramatic change, which is not exactly surprising in itself.

«Our findings suggest that Australians feel the threat to their local region and nation more intensely and that's not surprising given the nature, intensity, and dramatic impacts of natural disaster events in the past few years,» he said.

That Chief Justice Dickson would have led his Court so strongly, delivering something more than a double share of the major decisions, is perhaps not surprising, and the Chief Justice factor is only slightly less dramatic for Chief Justice Lamer.

«What emerged from that meeting, which didn't surprise us, is that if you look at change and disruption across all of the Disney businesses — from parks and resorts to motion picture business, to theme parks, to media — the most dramatic change or the biggest impact from disruption is being felt by the media networks.»