Sentences with phrase «of mild surprise»

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To my surprise and mild discomfort, my boss — our company's CEO — got out of the car.

Poloz's appointment was as stunning as it gets in the staid world of monetary policy — which is to say it was a mild surprise.

I'm not surprised they chose the mildest of your cartoons.

For this pea soup, I brought together the pungent, surprising flavor of the ramps with peas and fresh herbs to complement the soup's mild creamy sweetness.

You will be surprised by the mild taste of this sauce, I know some of you will think that Poblano peppers sometimes could be spicy, but with the mix of cream and milk, all that spiciness goes away.

Two more players have odds below +1000, one of which comes as a mild surprise.

But the fact that this year's team, ranked No. 3 nationally in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings, won the program's tenth section championship with such ease was a mild surprise to Rose, who is in his 34th year of coaching.

But, as the mother of two children who have learning disabilities — my son who has a sort of diffuse mild dyslexia coupled with ADHD which made it worse, and a daughter with classical severe dyslexia — it would not surprise me in the least if intrapartum hypoxia is not discovered to be a major component.

It was that sort of wrinkled - nose disgust, mingled with a mild surprise that anyone could be so repellent.

«We were surprised at the importance of taking into account RLS severity — it was only severe RLS, not milder RLS, that was associated with increased risk of stroke,» said principal investigator and senior author Xiang Gao, associate professor and Director, Nutritional Epidemiology Lab, department of Nutritional Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pa..

«What surprised us was that even a single mild TBI was associated with a significantly higher risk of dementia,» lead author Jesse Fann, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine, said in a statement.

With that type of mild weather, it's not surprising that January also had a record low sea ice extent for the month.

The guests were surprised at the mild and creamy flavor of this soup.

Considering all the possible culprits that may upset the entire digestive system, it's not surprising why it's prone to a variety of illnesses that range from mild to severe.1

The first film award of the night was a mild surprise: Sam Rockwell won Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the violent, racist cop Jason Dixon in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

One mild surprise came in the words «World Premiere» that preceded the not - so surprising inclusion of 12 Years a Slave.

To his great surprise, he's not only rescued by the mystical Knight Bus, which whisks him off to the welcoming Leaky Cauldron Inn, but the stern Minister of Magic (Robert Hardy) lets him off with a mild warning.

The omission of Carol is disappointing, and those of Inside Out, Straight Outta Compton, Beasts of No Nation, and Sicario might arguably be considered mild surprises, though none are shocking.

Moments of mild humor help the script too, such as when surrounding characters — friends, a genetic specialist and policemen — are appropriately surprised and shocked when Henry dissolves into the 4th dimension.

The upcoming fighter received the rating due to the inclusion of mild blood, mild language, partial nudity, suggestive themes, use of alcohol, and (surprise) violence.

This doesn't come as a surprise; in a bid to achieve better fuel economy and efficiency, the next Wrangler will pack a host of upgrades, including an eight - speed automatic transmission, «Hurricane» turbocharged four - cylinder engine, and a mild hybrid system.

I have to remember that Mitsu has a pretty good history of authentic off - road and rally vehicles, so their lighter duty system being capable was only a mild surprise.

It was a mild surprise, then, that Nissan decided to sell a two - door version of its popular Altima sedan.

At any rate, despite being aware of how threatened most mediocre - to - bad agents routinely appear to feel these days (I think smart, capable agents are doing just fine, but they're the minority), I'm still surprised at the panicky vitriol inspired by your (I agree) mild, uncontroversial comments in that speech.

Michael Pietsch in person does not have horns, a mild surprise given how little I thought of his role in the public row with Amazon over eBook pricing.

A surprising number of plants can be harmful to your cat, sometimes producing mild symptoms like an upset stomach, and sometimes resulting in death.

With a sunny and mild climate all year round, the resort offers unique and surprising settings for your coffee breaks, lunches and dinners, and our teams are always on hand to enhance the experience for all of your guests.

With plenty of fresh breezes, abundant sunshine, and mild temperatures, it's no surprise that January is one of the most popular months to visit Belize.

Living in Glasgow, one finds oneself torn between a certain sense of pride and mild outrage that people are surprised that the city's cultural life has deep roots and international reach.

From the audience — and this was a mild surprise — there arose only faint murmurs of disagreement.

My untrustworthy memory tells me that the degree of thermal inertia of the oceans came as a mild surprise to science in the last decade, so the answer to these questions could be yes.

Housing conditions have been blamed widely for those deaths, and given that I used to work for a housing charity in Scotland this is not in the slightest surprising — we have many thousands of properties which are below tolerable standard, hard or impossible to heat, with single - glazed windows in rotting window frames, draughty doors, and above all extreme condensation and rising damp (and they are dreadfully unhealthy in a mild, wet, windy winter too).

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In all of 2014, I had one person express mild surprise at the cost of the will ($ 200!!!).

You may be surprised to learn, however, that a mild TBI — which is the most common form of TBI — can affect peoples» lives the most.

Given the relatively mild weather that some parts of the nation have experienced lately, weather - related insurance claims could bring nasty surprises to consumers in the months ahead.