Sentences with phrase «quite as surprising»

This time around it isn't quite as surprising to see him ace the role, but it's just as enjoyable.

Let Me In competes against Black Swan, Blue Valentine, The Kids Are All Right, and Winter's Bone for Best Feature, though its inclusion isn't quite as surprising as Dave Karger being part of the nominating committee.

Although his inclusion was a surprise, it wasn't quite as surprising as the fact that we saw him named as a the right back for the fixture, considering the England youth star is usually positioned as a winger.

(If you do be sure to share it with other moms so that they aren't quite as surprised as you were.)

While many were surprised to hear Danny McBride's name attached to Ridley Scott's new Alien movie, it sounds like nobody was quite as surprised as McBride himself.

Not exact matches

And, to our surprise, these previously ignored behavioral differences across CEOs have quite a large association with firm productivity, about one - fifth as big as the impact of a firm's capital inputs (machinery, equipment, buildings, and so on).

It is not surprising that ISIS would begin to adapt to using cryptocurrencies as a way to receive funds; the group has proven to be quite skillful with technology and social media.

Surging stock markets since the lows of March 2009 have caught most investors by surprise, especially as new pieces of the economics puzzle are not always rosy and do not quite seem to support an overly bullish case.

Yet some of the most substantive theology being written by Baptist scholars today comes from a little - known circle of mostly younger moderates who have shown a surprising interest in quite traditional themes such as the deeper meaning of baptism and the Lord's Supper, the covenantal disciplines of congregational life, and the positive role of creeds and confessions in the life of the church.

This turn of events is not quite as miraculous as the multiplication of loaves and fishes, but it's pretty surprising.

Danica, I'm surprised that Buzzfeed worded the headline like that, as quite often «question» headlines often have a no answer.

Quite predictably, CAIR seized upon his letter as the occasion for another press release trumpeting that the bishops of the United States had repudiated my review of Bat Ye'or, which no doubt came as a surprise to the bishops.

This is not surprising as the religious are frequently quite fragile.

It comes as quite a surprise as it seems to be why are so many people leaving organized religions when the obvious answer is that organized religions aren't speaking to people and are becoming polarized and intermixed with politics.

A reader of his article might be quite surprised to learn that Leo XIII declared as early as 1891 that «the public administration must... provide for the welfare and comfort of the working classes»; or that so recent an encyclical as Centesimus Annus pronounced that «the mass of the poor [who] have no resources of their own to fall back on... must chiefly depend on the assistance of the State,» and that «wage - earners... should be specially cared for and protected by the Government.»

It shouldn't come as any surprise to our regular readers as we know I've talked about atheism quite a bit.

What I'm learning this year is that sometimes the season in life doesn't quite line up with the season in the air, that seasons can arrive before we're ready — carried as if by a sudden storm, a change in barometric pressure, a surprise frost.

They remember the shock with which the audience then heard this ever - surprising Christian thinker as he affirmed: «What the Germans, prostrate amid their ruined cities, now need most is not schoolmasters, such as we in Switzerland, from Zurich to Geneva, are quite ready to send them.

I am also rather surprised to see such a desire imputed to me, given that» as the title of my article announces quite up front» that is precisely the opposite of my intentions.

As you can imagine I was quite surprised the first time I ate homemade strawberry ice cream.....

So it won't come to you as a surprise that I've done quite some baking / cooking these days.

I was actually quite surprised as to the difference a little oil drizzled on each serving made to the flavor of the soup.

It's quite mild all around but still might surprise if you eat it as it is.

What's perhaps more surprising is that children's cereals can tend to be quite high in salt as well.

As such cooking is quite unsuited for a hot climate, it is not surprising to find that diseases of the stomach and liver are almost universal among Mexicans.

While I stand by every one of my recipes, I sometimes don't expect some of the more basic ones to get a whole lot of attention, and sometimes I'm quite surprised, as I was here.

I'm quite surprised to see someone describe the icing as oily - I think you must have made a mistake.

The solution to weight problem is surprising quite simple — just need to stay away from wheat and all the unwanted belly fat and chronic diseases will be eliminated as well.

The resulting cookies are almost as good as the originals, but don't quite have the same moreish - ness which is not surprising as they contain no fructose.

i found these pancakes didn't hold together quite as well as i was hoping, but i was surprised how fluffy they actually were, and i love the whole grain flavors, as i've been eliminating a lot of white flour from my own diet anyway.

It came as quite a surprise at the time, in a move that would see him switch sides in the Premier League.

Not quite surprising that there wasn't any mention as to what trophy the fluffy - bluff fellow was alluding to.

Many would have pegged Team Maione, who has finished as the # 1 seed, in each of the past two seasons, but for those who didn't play this Summer, Team McNichols will be quite the surprise..

His appearance was almost as surprising as it was welcome — until quite recently it had seemed likely that the ebullient and colorful general was out of international competition for good.

I wouldn't be surprised he ends up in Chelsea, as they're quite famous for giving whatever amounts of money to a player they want.

Let's get real here.It is very unlikely that ANY professional player will ever say anything derogatory about a teammate that has just left the club.If Jack had said about Coq - «Grew up playing with him in the Youth Team and have fond memories of a player they though he had very limited ability he always gave his all.Very surprised and disappointed the club never invested in a World Class defensive midfielder that we have quite obviously been lacking for a number of seasons and would no doubt have improved the defensive weakness we have shown over a number of seasons» we would have echoed his thoughts entirely.If he had said about Theo - «A player who should have been so much better than he ended up being.He had everything needed to be a prolific player for our club but I can understand the fans frustrations with his continued lack - lustre performances and total lack of a football brain.I think this is best explained by the managers preference to play a player of such limited ability as Alex Iwobi in front of Theo pretty much says it all» we again would have all nodded our agreement.Although Jack never mentioned Alexis Sanchez I would imagine something along the lines of «If the Manager had not persisted with players with such limited ability such as Francis and Theo and instead bought the world class players needed into the club then Sanchez would still most likely be here.The fans must wonder what the hell goes on at the club as they pay fortunes for the privalage of following our club but it seems the millions generated ends up purchasing a new Texas Ranch for the Owner or in a yearly renumeration of # 9million pounds to our manager».

I will openly admit that I was personally probably the highest of anyone on his potential, almost certainly unreasonably so, but... this is still quite surprising, especially since he had been progressing fairly well (albeit quietly as well), and I hoped that he might prove himself enough to possibly become next year's backup catcher.

The news came as quite a surprise, as the deal was completed very quickly, but it's great to see Alonso giving another series a go.

I got quite a surprise because a day before the game I was saying to my old man that Arsene should play Campbell as an attacking RM / RW, as he has great work rate and also incredible vision (just look at his assist for Walcott.)

It has been suggested that he was granted this wish, which came as quite a surprise to many Arsenal fans and it raised the question as to whether he may be feeling homesick at all.

Although I've been saying for weeks that Russell should be picked ahead of Okafor, this news still came as quite the surprise.

Betting against the public has been profitable when we look at very basic filters (teams receiving less than half of all public bets), but the results as we examine increasingly lopsided bet games are quite surprising.

This one comes as quite a surprise to me, as both teams struggled to hit their overs in 2016.

After arriving at Texas Tech as an unheralded recruit, Smith's emergence was quite the surprise, and averaging more than a block and a steal per game as a true freshman for a quality team was no small feat.

I must admit that I am quite surprised by the latest development on the Arsenal transfer rumours concerning the Borussia Dortmund and Germany international star Ilkay Gundogan, as clubs are not usually so open about the situation regarding their players.

wont be surprised if wenger goes for him.firstly all of a sudden it seems like arsenal have been spending good money for years.and second, wenger will be really eager to make up for all the lost time and answer all who questioned his ability.hes assembled quite a capable team, adding a striker of cavanis profile will not only lift the squad but will improve goal tally esp in a team like arsenal flooded with midfield maestros and as admin said could be the difference between trophies.....

Quite frankly, the news comes as no surprise to me considering that the player made it crystal clear quite recently by stating that he would not have signed a new contract at Arsenal if he wanted to lQuite frankly, the news comes as no surprise to me considering that the player made it crystal clear quite recently by stating that he would not have signed a new contract at Arsenal if he wanted to lquite recently by stating that he would not have signed a new contract at Arsenal if he wanted to leave.

It therefore comes as quite the surprise that Chelsea would consider bringing him back to Stamford Bridge, but the Nigerian international has been in far better form this term.

Laurent Koscielny wasn't far behind the German in fourth place, and I was quite surprised to see him this low, especially as we were faltering at the back in his absence at the beginning of the campaign.

I was quite surprised this week to see the chances of Arsenal winning the Premier League title this season dismissed by the Chelsea and Belgium star Eden Hazard, especially as we are currently sitting just three points behind the league leaders after a tough run of games and as we put his team to the sword in swashbuckling style not too long ago.