Sentences with phrase «to surprise someone»

«I bet it surprises to the upside and some money's made by the bold people who own it.»
But the company took the time to make things right, which surprised and satisfied her.
As with every year, there were a lot of snubs and a lot surprises when the Oscar nominees were announced.
Given their home - market bias, many Canadians have likely been surprised by just how little their portfolios have moved over the past couple of years.
Amid all the angst about the small percentage of women who work in computer science, a new research paper has a surprising finding: Women may actually be better coders than men.
Product categories such as cordless vacuums and portable blood - pressure monitors are showing strong growth, GfK says, but there may also be surprises coming from several unconventional areas.
He's got his NHRA auto - racing suit, in T - Mobile magenta; a cardboard cutout of Carly Foulkes, the ex-pitchwoman colloquially known as the «T - Mobile girl»; pictures of his two daughters; and cookbooks for his slow - cooking show, a surprise Facebook hit.
That's the surprise benefit at the end of the day — the rewards of giving feedback far outweigh the effort.
I'm fascinated by true crime and mystery, so it should come as no surprise that I was huge Nancy Drew fan growing up.
«I was surprised,» he says.
At first, their measurements weren't surprising in the least.
The world is full of people being awesome in a variety of surprising and beautiful ways.
It would not surprise me and many other cryptographers if, in the future, that math got broken, making the entire system no longer secure.
Despite having read quite a bit about the store before I went there, there were still some big surprises.
«Deep down at heart, we are like kids at Christmas and want to be surprised with something cool,» says Ruhlin «The element of surprise can elevate a gift from good to great.»
If you run poor meetings by letting people talk too long then don't be surprised if people push back against the no devices rule.
But to the apparent surprise of the Trudeau government, and, frankly, to some of us who pay attention to these things, the opposition and the business lobby have decided to take a stand over a business owner's right to squeeze as much as he or she can from the tax system.
Add in the new features from iOS 10 and you'll be surprised at just how different this iPhone really feels.
One big snub, but no surprise, was that actor Oscar Isaac didn't make the cut.
In an interview with Fandango, the Guatemalan - born actor recalled the surprising connection between «Star Wars» and his native country.
Boy, was I in for a surprise.
Having those multiple partners is key, because one of the big risks any small biotech faces is that the partner decides to walk away from its development program — not surprising, since most drug development programs fail.
Is it surprising that a four - star admiral known as the world's deadliest man begins by telling you the same thing that your mom probably got after you to do as a little kid?
Social media can often be a bit of a popularity contest (surprise, surprise) and losing upwards of five percent of followers in a day definitely has its downside.
It's no surprise that a former university dean would be keen for young people to be able to finish assignments on time.
Fans took their surprise to social media, with some even casting further suspicion on Crock - Pot, the appliance brand that is synonymous with slow - cookers for many casual chefs.
For those reasons, it's not surprising that Tesla runs «reman» lines of its own.
So it's not surprising that being able to manipulate these chemical building blocks is one of the most exciting prospects in medicine.
We didn't invest, but it didn't surprise me one bit that they raised [funding] because they had the first real application.
«So we're a ways away from that actually starting to break at this point, and frankly I'd be surprised if that level did get broken,» he added.
It's no surprise then that the fastest - growing job in the U.S. between 2012 and 2016 was for a solar photovoltaic installers or someone who assembles solar panels on roofs, according to MarketWatch, which cites a study from personal finance technology company SmartAsset.
Given the nature of defensive stocks, it should come as no surprise that six of the names that were on this table last year pop up again — and most of them are banks.
While imposing some sort of duty wasn't a complete surprise; its size, however, was.
While navigation felt a bit alien at first (after all I have been using an iPhone and iPad for years) it's surprising how quickly you become accustomed to the new user interface.
That result might seem surprising given the recent headlines declaring the demise of Canadian law firms (not to mention the hordes of law grads struggling to find articling positions), but lawyers are big earners, and over the past five years their numbers have swollen by 10,000.
You'll be surprised by how often a polite request for help pays off.
Keep abreast of the employment situation in your industry so you won't be taken by surprise when you need someone and no one wants your job.
When something brings in more than 95 % of revenues, it should come as no surprise that a company will go to great lengths to obtain any information it can to boost those revenues.
«It is no surprise that the EIS date has been pushed to the right,» he wrote in a report.
It should surprise no one that every attempt at resolution has failed.
«If you can give gifts or surprises, just do it,» says Rosenthal.
You might be surprised how your life changes if you look at things differently for a while.
«I would not be surprised at all if they choose to focus on 10,000 to 15,000 folks per city and pick some centers of excellence,» McIllwain tells Inc..
Since I kept the rest of my routine the same, it's not too far - fetched to think that this little, pretty vitamin is a pleasant surprise for skeptics.
What's surprising isn't that people use ad blockers, it's that people continue to go to websites that offer such a painful experience.
I was surprised to see stern, questioning faces turn to friendly nods and smiles.
«While the headline that Anthem is leaving Express Scripts is in of itself not surprising, the timing is highly unexpected,» Evercore ISI analyst Ross Muken said in a client note.
This is great when a bear is chasing you, but not so great when you're surprised in the hallway by an angry coworker.
Nicknamed «The Capital of Silicon Valley,» it should surprise no one that San Jose is the second costliest large city in the nation.

Phrases with «to surprise someone»

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