Sentences with phrase «than surprise»

I think I enjoy the hunt and the control much, much more than the surprise when the box comes in the mail!

Rather than a surprise gift, we tend to rip out pages from a magazine and / or catalogs we received in the mail and leave it on each other's desk.

He sounded less than surprised when I mentioned the problem to him just now.

There is nothing better than a surprise player like this.

In my experience I would be more than surprised if there was anything a mother could do that would be considered bad enough to change a custody order.

I added it to plain old water and I was more than surprised by how good it was.

Well, I have been more than surprised in this last year by the number of you that have visited my blog, over 1,000 people per month!

What is more likely to change the way you think about life than a surprising conversation?

There is nothing better than surprising someone on their birthday with a homemade treat.

Actually, he's more scared than surprised and considers not seeing her again.

It won't blow you away, and comes across as more conservative than surprising, so expect a steady - but - not - large uptick in short - term sales.

It's more about the play in these cases than the surprise.

Nothing turns off a buyer quicker than a surprise when it comes time to pay.

Their backing comes from a less than surprising myriad of gang bosses.

Along the way, market drops and volatility are inevitable, so don't let them upset you — you can be prepared rather than surprised.

These findings are less than surprising, and some of them are familiar.

The pregnancy was more than a surprise; it knocked the wind out of me.

The Gallery prides itself on offering surprising amenities rather than surprise bills!

Sadly there is no new information present (other than the surprising Xbox One announcement for Japan), but we can look forward to more news for sure in the coming months.

«There will be more disappointments than surprises,» Fox said.

Does the thought of facing those six - figure college - tuition bills scare you even more than a surprise visit from your banker?

They were a better team than the surprise contender because you got to take the new data (Jeff Kent is good?)

I wqs surprised, but I guess we can do much worse than him

In addition to this, there has been a substantial amount of media attention on League Two this summer with the more than surprising arrival of a former England manger to the division.

With Arsenal, Man City and Tottenham all still involved in European competition, the fact that we all have more expensive squads with greater strength in depth than the surprise Premier League title chasing club Leicester City was somewhat nullified.

His comfort in stepping out onto the field to face Watford should perhaps have been less than surprising given that he is an 18 - year - old who is already an experienced Under - 21 player, taking the challenge of playing in a higher age group in his stride.

The Conservative Party looks set to do even better than the surprising exit polls predicted, but the real glory in this election lies with the small parties.

Sidibé says he is «more disappointed than surprised» by the finding.

I am dreading it, but feel that I would rather be educated than surprised.

When I was offered a chance to try their Luxe Box, I readily agreed because well... what can be better than a surprise box full of jewellery!!

Darlings, what could be better than a surprise treat every day for 12 days?

If you want to make a grand gesture of love, what could be more romantic than surprising your partner with an unplanned visit?

There are more holes than surprises in this movie, the compositions are a little dull looking and it's not particularly suspenseful until the last reel.

As it is, director Michael Dougherty has succeeded in delivering a curious creature feature that's more unwanted gift than surprise package.

So final act explanations arrive as more of a formality than a surprise.

There's nothing the H.P.F.A. likes more than surprising audiences with an off - kilter pick.

In a move garnering more disgust than surprise, Betsy DeVos effectively shut down investigations into possibly fraudulent practices at several for - profit colleges.

«With Ford's Service Price Promise, we are ensuring trust and surety than surprise for our customers when they walk into any Ford dealership for a standard service,» said N Prabhu, vice president, Ford customer service operations.

Second, it's got a veritable roster of large shareholders & activists on its board / share register, so I'd be less than surprised here to see an ultimate push for a wind - down, or other value - realization strategy.

Over here at Gim me Gim me Games however, we think its much simpler than some surprise grand reveal of Mother 3D.

It's surprisingly short, lacks imagination, and overly relies on gimmicks that prove more annoying than surprising.

I played nearly every game this year, which is something I can only claim to have done for the past few years, and despite that, this year it actually wasn't hard for me to pick a top ten, as more disappointments launched than surprising successes.

However, looking past the coveted jewels and everyday secrets that have become more of an expectation than surprise, today we're looking at the wonderful world of gimmicks.

Despite all the illustrious art - worlders to attend — Paul Schimmel, Annabelle Seldorf, Rashid Johnson, Mary Heilmann, Philip and Shelley Fox Aarons, Bettina Korek, Roni Horn — no - one generated more excitement than surprise plus - one Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the iconic sexpert, who tweeted a selfie posed with Ortmeyer's Dr. Ruth - sized greyscale ice cream cone.

But more astounding than the surprise of this collection, somehow financed over the years on a shoestring, is its neighbour in the gallery next door.

Certainly less dangerous than the surprise crashes that occur on the road every day.

Reeves said as much: We definitely raised a few eyebrows with the «fully loaded» end of our price range, but that was more due to comparisons with the extremely underpowered Steam Machines trying to be consoles than surprise that powerful gaming PCs can run into the thousands.