Sentences with phrase «surprises came in the form»

That surprise came in the form of a phone call.

However, one Chinese surprise comes in the form of a curry, and is a competitor for one of the hottest curries in all of Singapore.

The only real surprise comes in the form of Cardiff City goalkeeper David Marshall, who despite his club's paltry performances as they continue to battle the drop, has been in exceptional form this term.

Another pleasant surprise comes in the form of the disc's robust DTS - HD Master Audio 5.1 surround mix; this isn't a movie with gunfire and car chases, mind you, but the mix offers thoughtful separation for outdoor ambience as well as delivering Mamet's dialogue with excellent clarity.

One of these surprises comes in the form of a Competition Package for the performance SUV, making the X3 M the first M Division SUV to get the Competition Package treatment.

The pleasant surprises came in the form of remote start built in and a turbo engine.

Every human being loved to be surprised and when these surprises come in the form of deluxe services, the happiness mounts to its zenith.

The big surprise came in the form of the Mate 9 Porsche Design edition, which took the place of the Mate 9 Pro we'd been expecting based on online leaks.

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Combined with pressures we observe on profit margins, my impression is that investors may be surprised at the number of companies that attempt to offset earnings disappointments in the coming weeks by pairing those reports with cost - cutting, in the form of layoff announcements.

The funding source that may cause the mothballing of the new museum project was expected to come in the form of $ 92 million from the Building Canada Fund, which was apparently a not very reliable source of funding (which perhaps should not be surprising considering how rushed the process was).

On the other side the one who represents God is absolutely the wholly other, who can not be reduced at all to any religious or theological form whatever, who is always absolutely new and surprising, who does not cease to come in the «today» of his presence, who disturbs our ritual, morality, and piety.

I was a little surprised that a couple of my kids who really won't touch a sweet potato unless it comes in chip or fry form enjoyed this, too.

Yet If Arsenal want the best out of him then Wenger must show serious trust in his abilities even after Xhaka's return because part of Elneny's slight turbulence in form this season has been due to the addition of Xhaka who's presence seriously affected Elneny's moral and those who deep into things would've noticed the difference between last years Elneny (prior to Xhaka's acquisition) and this year's Elneny with majority of games Elneny coming off the bench yet the very last few games he started before the AFCON have boosted his confidence back and that very much reflected on his last performances before leaving to an extent that surprised quite a few!!

I'm not surprised he's missing the sunshine from the South Coast of Spain, but he is obviously enjoying his football and his life in London, but he rues the fact that, despite his excellent form for Arsenal, he has been mostly overlooked by the Spanish national side when it has come to the major tournaments.

It will come as a surprise to some Arsenal fans and those in the football media, because the emergence and then the consistent and ever improving form showed by our young French midfielder Francis Coquelin in the second half of the season had put Arteta's place in the team under real pressure.

Tonight's hosts come into the match without a win in their last seven outings, losing five of those, and are amongst those least in form in the division, so it's no surprise that the Gunners are the hot favourites on Betfair UK.

Although the Ivorian missed 13 league games for Jose Mourinho's side last season, Bailly put in some seriously impressive performances towards the back end of last season as United won the Europa League, and should the former Villarreal man manage to keep up the form he showed at the end of last year, it shouldn't be surprising to see the 23 - year - old claim a Team of the Season place come May.

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.

Even after the academy graduate Francis Coquelin came back from his loan spell at Charlton and surprised us all with his fine form and combative performances, recording the best stats in the Premier League for a defensive midfielder, lots of Arsenal fans were calling on the manager to go into the transfer market and spend some big money, which he did this summer to sign Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach.

The result was already decided when Juve's top scorer Paulo Dybala came on as a substitute, but the form he's in at the moment it was hardly surprising when he got in on the action.

And with his current first choice strikers, Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane, looking very short of form in front of goal while the Arsenal man is flying, you would be surprised if he did not get a chance in at least one of the two games coming up.

I'd be surprised Young was superb again last week till coming off, it was only after Young and Felliani came off Villa started making head way down the left.This isn't a knock against Di Maria he just doesn't give us the same defensive qualities as Young, while Young is in form he's a hard drop and i'm sure LVG will want to keep it tight and not leave gaps

What's more, their record on the road isn't all that great, either, with their only away success this season coming in the form of a narrow and surprise 1 - 0 victory at Tottenham, a team who scored nine last Sunday.

Considering their start to the season and their overall form in the last few seasons, it comes as no surprise the Lilywhites are absolutely ruling the roost with eight players in this combined XI as opposed to Liverpool's three.

What did surprise me — as some critics were surprised at the instant use made of the long ball by a defence clearly under orders from the very start — was that when Wilshere came off, the man who substituted him was not another central midfielder but an out of form winger in Ashley Young.

Then in the early 1970s at first it was thought Labour was on course for a landslide, then that Edward Heath would win comfortably, when the results came in, to the surprise of everyone going off the polls both main party votes had collapsed with Labour having enough seats to form a majority.

It should come as no surprise that hiring a professional personal trainer to monitor your exercise programming, observe and fix your execution form, give recommendations and motivation when needed can be a real game - changer when it comes to your success in the gym.

But the extra calories you're not aware you're burning in the pool might come as a nice bonus surprise in the form of added weight loss.

It probably comes as no surprise that commercially available brands of sour cream and crème fraîche bear little to no resemblance to their form in healthy, traditional diets.

Then big surprises came her way in the form of baby boys and life changed quite a bit.

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Love also comes in many different forms, so it might not be exactly how we hope and anticipated but it can be an unexpected surprise.

The film's most surprising performance, though, comes in the form of the unbeatable Sam Rockwell because there is a lot more complexity to despicable cop Dixon than meets the eye.

He then comes home, becomes a minister and marries the first gold - digging flapper who looks in his direction (she listens to jazz, wears makeup and ankle - length dresses that are somewhat form - fitting, dances and kisses boys and drinks), much to poor Susie's surprise.

The only surprises this holiday weekend probably came in the form of your family's gift exchanges, as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story handily beat the box - office competition.

One of those surprises came early, in the form of Michael Shannon winning Best Supporting Actor for 99 Homes.

Sometimes, surprises come in the most unexpected form.

Working with lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Hurwitz comes up with a truly wondrous tune in «City of Stars,» using it to form a beautifully thematic basis for the surprising amount of underscore here, his excellent, spot - on retro arrangements going from the simplest guitar and piano to swooning, planetarium - elevated orchestral melody.

I pointed out yesterday that Fox Searchlight is operating on a different plane when it comes to turning out the vote for its movies, and alongside the aforementioned surprise little hit of the final quarter of 2007 ($ 85 million and counting), further evidence arrives in the form of Tamara Jenkins» The Savages, which, despite not (yet) having connected at the box office (it's made only $ 3.6 million in a month and a half of release), garnered an expected Best Original Screenplay nomination, but also a Best Actress nod for Laura Linney, probably coming at the expense of Angelina Jolie and A Mighty Heart.

Guidance for those charged with these weighty decisions has come in the surprising form of a calm, judicious tome written in the style of a polished essay in analytic philosophy, replete with Aristotelian - like categories and topped off with citations from contemporary empirical research on the impact of specific educational interventions.

Many expected a concession by Amazon in the form of an EPUB - compatible upgrade, and this comes as a slight surprise — but it's a natural evolution of the format, really, and of course everyone is already familiar with the toolset.

As an adult her interest deepened to the extent that, though she did not set out to write a «war» novel, it came as no surprise that this part of history formed the backdrop of Maisie Dobbs and other books in the series.

This beautiful novel examines a Southern tradition — the do - it - yourself, at - home wedding — in all of its intricacies, from the cast of characters who make the big day a reality and the new relationships that form in such intimate settings to the surprises that wedding guests will tell stories about for years to come.

So it comes as no surprise that its second - generation color tablet, the Android - based Kobo Arc 10HD, packs in some well - thought - out features designed to amplify the long - form reading experience.

The success that King has had in using his special brand of diplomacy to help form the PLC comes as no surprise to Mark Smith, president of Frontier Distributing, Inc. in Oxford, Mich. «Steve is open to new ideas,» he says.

The complimentary facilities offered with these rooms come in a form of grand surprise to the guests.

Forming one corner of the «Coral Triangle», the epicentre of world marine biodiversity, and containing 20 % of the world's coral reefs, it will come as no surprise that it boasts the most diverse waters in the world.

You'd be surprised to see the same set of merchants over and over again, and don't be alarmed if the offer comes in a form of credit or Amex Membership Rewards.

With the luxury travel industry being one of the prime drivers of credit card spending recently it's no surprise that many of their best offerings come in the form of travel rewards.

The overall story is well written which doesn't come as a surprise considering Telltale's reputation and form for their story telling, particularly in their Walking Dead series, so it should come as no surprise that the standard we have come to expect from Telltale is present here.