Sentences with phrase «surprised by the absence»

(Given that it's a Fox release, I was surprised by the absence of a DTS track.)

Once we see that the conscientious pursuit of knowledge is the inherent moral purpose of schooling, we will not be surprised by the absence of any agreement about which civic virtues ought to be taught in schools.

We were a little bit surprise by the absence of food basics essentials (salt, pepper, oil, etc).

As you sink lower, you are surprised by the absence of marine wildlife down here.

I discover and am surprised by the absence of light and noise.

I haven't time to enter a protracted discussion about these facts and ideas, but was surprised by their absence from the thread, and hope their injection may prove helpful.

Not exact matches

The absence of any attempt by Saudi Arabia and OPEC to reduce the oil glut was one of the great surprises of 2015.

This absence should not be surprising, given the change of venue represented by the addition of religious studies departments to secular university curricula.

This is evidenced by increased absences, embarrassing mistakes, illness, sloppiness, outspokenness and surprising behavior.

I was surprised, but even more stunned and chastened by the realization that I had not even noticed its absence.

The big surprise for me in the Arsenal line up selected by Arsene Wenger today is the absence of Theo Walcott.

As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder so it will come as no surprise that by the time he is fit and able to return, Gooners will expect him to be the returning messiah but in reality when he eventually returns there is a high probability that he may not be the same player and may in fact be disappointing.

However, this wasn't the only surprise, with Marouane Fellaini chosen to captain the team by Jose Mourin, in the absence of Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick and Chris Smalling.

Even though density measurements suggest that Ceres is roughly one third water by weight, water ice should rapidly sublimate away into space on the dwarf planet's airless, sun - soaked surface, so its absence at first would seem to be no surprise.

Close to 4 years ago Georges St - Pierre surprised everyone by announcing that he would be taking a leave of absence immediately after his split decision win over Johny Hendricks.

Main Event Michael Bisping vs Georges St - Pierre Betting Odds, Bisping +100 or 1/1 St - Pierre -130 or 4/5 Close to 4 years ago Georges St - Pierre surprised everyone by announcing that he would be taking a leave of absence immediately after his split decision win over Johny Hendricks.

Haynes, accepting the award in Mara's absence, said both he and she were «completely blown away and surprised» by the honour.

His dad, Tom (Brett Cullen), is surprised by Jed's return, but takes it in stride; his little brother, Matt (Josh Peck), is still a bit sore about his absence.

Kia's surprising absence at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show caught some people by surprise.

I was surprised by how easily and quickly I adjusted to the absence of quotation marks and enjoyed the aesthetics of the «clean «pages.

You may end up surprised by the result... an absence of growth stocks is a real problem you may need to urgently address in terms of your portfolio diversification & overall investment approach.

In the absence of proper due diligence, you may be surprised by an unexpected tax bill.

Its been voted the best co-branded airline credit card by the readers of Global Traveler magazine, which may seem surprising given the absence of the usual co-branded credit card features such as priority boarding and discounts on award flights or in - flight purchases.

For so many GCs to comment adversely about the absence of a proper relationship and inadequate understanding by their lawyers is surprising.

If you are found with the counterfeit currency by an authority, it is unlikely that your story will hold up, in the absence of compelling evidence otherwise, and you should not be surprised if you are charged, let alone found guilty of some crime related to this.

While just a handful of areas traditionally favored by the large - scale rental investors also show up on RealtyTrac's top 20 list, the real surprise is the absence of any markets in California.