Sentences with phrase «surprised by the reception»

He said that though he was concerned with being labeled or misunderstood prior to the release, he's been pleasantly surprised by its reception:

Have you been surprised by the reception?

I wasn't surprised by the reception it already received, as it follows the ill - fated releases of Big Red Button's Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric on Wii U and Sanzaru's own Shattered Crystal for the Nintendo 3DS.

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The book's enthusiastic reception by popular and (to a lesser extent) academic readers took Kirk somewhat by surprise.

Some people who received the invite to the reception, where tickets start at $ 1,000, were also surprised that Silda is still using the name Spitzer even though Eliot disgraced it by patronizing prostitutes, and then embarrassed her by having an affair with Lis Smith, who was Mayor Bill de Blasio's spokesperson during his campaign.

After having been a little put off by its initial negative reception, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it's actually pretty good.

The Askwith Forums welcomed notable guests such as Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and children's author Eric Carle; and Harvard's newly minted Teach For America corps members were surprised by Bill Gates at a HGSE reception.

Early Excellence, the popular baseline assessment provider whose observation - based model was favoured by 70 per cent of primary schools, is «surprised» by the government's preference for a test - based approach for assessing reception pupils.

Even readers who initially suspect a link between St. Joan's and Salem are likely to be surprised by Colleen's conclusion and its reception.

Reception is on the car - park side but surprises by having a floor of white sand within the white walls.

Travellers are often surprised by their friendly, hospitable reception and take home with them good feelings about Egypt and its population.

Neither has been confirmed by publisher Bandai Namco, but it's also fair to say neither would come as big surprise, given the mostly positive reception to Dark Souls 3 when it debuted back in April.

These are people who are not used to having their views challenged, and they may have been surprised by the critical reception they received from Guardian readers.

Stranger Things was a surprise hit last year, with an impressive reception from both fans and critics and it's no wonder it was renewed for another season followed by an even bigger promotion.