Sentences with phrase «surprised by the degree»

«We were surprised by the degree of environmental influence on so many components,» says Mark Davis of Stanford University School of Medicine, senior author on the new study.

But our team has been a bit surprised by the degree to which these animals are really novel.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR RORY CARROLL: As much as I drone on and on about preferring manual transmissions, I was really surprised by the degree to which I preferred the manual - equipped M3 over the one we have in the long - term fleet.

Their beauty and intelligence make them very popular, but it's not uncommon for new owners to be surprised by the degree of daily care and attention these animals require to be happy and healthy.

California is a progressive state in terms of technology, politics, natural resources and it is the largest state with the largest population, so it has unique challenges; there are a lot of regulations in place to protect these resources, so builders and workers that come from outside of California are often surprised by the degree to which the process is regulated by the government and third parties.

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The paper garnered a pleasantly surprising degree of attention, mainly from Democrats, but by early 2012 was all but forgotten.

Seeing them therefore so Amiable, I wondered not a little, that nothing was Spoken of them in former Ages: but as I read the Bible I was here & there Surprised with such Thoughts, & found by Degrees that these Things had been written of before, not only in the Scriptures but in many of the Fathers & that this was the Way of Communion with God in all Saints, as I saw clearly in the Person of David.

The redaction critics have discovered a surprising degree of theological sophistication as well as a previously unsuspected degree of coherence in each of the Gospels, but the method is severely limited by its inherited inclination to view the Gospels essentially as edited collections of traditional material.

Yeah, respond to one of the few cases where people of one religion A behave with a surprising degree of respect to a radical member of your own religion B by haughtily saying that God doesn't hear the prayers of adherents of religion A, only those of religion B.

As I'm sure Matt would tell you, I couldn't stop talking about this meal... which is why it's not surprising at all that we stopped back by 105 Degrees again on our way home Monday.

It gave the success of Jurgen Klopp and Borussia Dortmund an extra degree of mystery and romance for those surprised by their style of play and re-emergence as Champions League contenders.

I've been surprised, actually, by the harsh tone and the degree to which you seem to be trying to discredit the show.

Bettin, who has a master's degree in landscape architecture, said he was «surprised» by the district's move but declined further comment.

The sticking point appear to be (surprise, surprise) education aid, which Paterson wants to cut by $ 1.3 billion and the Assembly Democrats want to restore — at least to some degree.

This is the approach adopted by 38 degrees who launched conveniently into the expenses scandal and found themselves somewhat to their surprise calling for changes in the way we are governed as their first campaign.

There's still the same quippy humor the series is known for, with some pointed meta - references to the Mario franchise and some literal potty humor that involves a roll of toilet paper, and Huey is a companion I found myself emotionally attached to by the end of the story to a degree that surprised me.

Stardust is by turns gruesome and giddy, its climactic duel between Tristan and the would - be heir to the crown of a mystical parallel universe (something Gaiman explores often, to varying degrees of success) distinct and delirious in a summer already full of surprising action sequences.

It is not surprising that teachers respond to these incentives by earning MA degrees.

Using student - level data from Florida State the authors measure the degree to which schools and teachers were «surprised» by the change in Florida's school grading system (A + Plan for Education) in the summer of 2002 — what they refer to as an «accountability shock.»

It is firmer and faster than the flagship, but the degree of its advantages take you by surprise.

Don't get caught by surprise when things you know to work well are no longer as effective (although most likely they will still work to a degree).

But then there's the Batmobile's slightly surprising ability to turn into a battle tank with full 360 - degree movement and a 60 mm cannon by holding down the LT.. It's a bit... well, odd.

It's easy to wander around degree shows and feel you've seen it all before, but there are always a few stand - outs whose work takes you by surprise for its originality, innovation and inventiveness.

I will note that this is also a very different level of certainty from the «it is likely that increased CO2 will lead to sufficient warming to cause problems for humanity and ecosystems», which I will posit is likely, but if CO2 went up to 600 ppm and temperatures in 2100 only increased by a degree or so, I would be very surprised but would not feel like the laws of physics had been repealed.

If S (equilibrium sensitivity to 2xCO2) was only 2 and CO2 has gone up by 41 % or half a doubling, is it surprising that we have already warmed by one degree?

«ARCTIC: Data finds seawater temperature decrease that spells trouble Data from the Catlin Arctic Survey 2011, collected during an eight - week expedition from March to May, indicates the temperature of Arctic seawater below 200 metres depth has decreased by a «surprising» one degree Celsius compared to previous observations.

Perhaps one of the observations that continues to surprise me the most is the degree to which law firm attorneys believe that their invoices are no longer reviewed by humans.

At a recent moderated discussion staged by PIM Senior Mediators in London in November 2008, attended by distinguished mediation experts from the USA and Australia, there appeared to be a surprising degree of concurrence with the proposition that legislation had not in their experience proved to be a satisfactory way to resolve the question whether, and to what extent, mediation should attract a special form of privilege.

Given all of the potential conflicts that may arise in acquitting its responsibilities, the degree to which boards rely on GCs to provide guidance and support, and the keen insight the GC typically acquires regarding the skills and knowledge required by directors to carry out their duties, it is surprising to me that the GC is usually not involved in interviewing and recommending individual board members.

It was no surprise, then, that OxygenOS — a ROM that was also developed by some legacy custom ROM developers that OnePlus hired — would offer a similar feel; it really felt like a lightweight custom ROM in many ways, though with a higher degree of consumer - grade polish (granted, it still had a long way to go, as we'll detail below).

After casting a spell over audiences for a decade as Hermione in the Harry Potter film franchise, Emma Watson surprised her fans by announcing she was taking a break from acting to concentrate on finishing a literature degree at Brown University.

We think you'll be pleasantly surprised by these 9 promising jobs that don't require a degree to get in the door.

What is surprising is that the degree by which your salary can be improved varies immensely among different careers.

Believe it or not some psychoanalysts evaluate the psychic well - being of their clients by determining the degree to which they are capable of surprise!

Despite a big degree of optimism going into it, Latka was still surprised by the amount of overall willingness to engage with the tool.