Sentences with phrase «which catches you off guard»

If you don't push forward on the shifter hard enough, it will just shift into reverse, which caught me off guard; the car crept backward, which is alarming when you expect it to sit still.

Clearly, we missed out on that with iPad 4 which caught us off guard and nobody expected Apple to come up with a new version just 8 months after they had launched the iPad 3.

This chunky aggressor wasn't the fastest of opponents, but his stature belie a surprising amount of agility, which caught me off guard without a shield to protect myself.

Not exact matches

Barry, a financial advisor most would perceive as conservative, caught me off - guard with his surprisingly profane rant about Curious George (which probably isn't fit for print).

That's 11 % to 13 % of the entire portfolio, which caught even the analysts who watch the company the closest off guard.

Apparently, this caught the Grandma off guard, which prompted her to stand up and walk away from the device.

On the flip side, pop music is dropping more metaphorical bodies in 2017 than Game of Thrones has killed major characters, which should catch us all off guard.

This is another way in which the speed of change has caught us off guard.

Wenger: «I felt we weren't physically ready today, the opposition performed at a high level, which maybe caught us off guard a little.

Only once has Oklahoma been caught off - guard; it is perhaps not a coincidence that it was the first season in which Oklahoma had to start a quarterback the Sooners hadn't landed in the winter of 1999.

Just a minute later he grabbed a second with a back - heel kick which caught Sampdoria goalkeeper Viviano off guard and added a third just before half - time.

This one caught me off guard, look at Doumbia, nearly lapping the field in every category, leading in everything but shots per 90 minutes and chances created, to which I ask, where the hell was that this spring?

The blistering pace at which the Baggies began the season caught everyone off - guard, the majority expecting nothing less than another typical West Brom - like season of strife and trouble down near the foot of the table.

The Danes — a higher ranked side — continued their strong press in the first half but they were caught off guard as Kim Little fed Manchester City forward Jane Ross the ball, which she converted from 22 yards.

I know I catch them off guard when, instead of saying a helmet, mouth guard, shin guard, or safety goggles (all of which are very important, of course), I say that it is best - made and best - fitting pair of shoes and socks which are the critical to a successful day of activities.

His series of questions, which rigidly defended the Bilderberg Group's activities, were so buttoned up even Clarke was caught off guard.

Seward's statement appeared to catch everyone off guard — the Assembly speaker, the Cuomo administration and even Flanagan's office, which apparently did not get a heads up on the rank - and - file lawmaker's press release plans.

Two officials said they expected the State Department and the National Security Council, both of which were caught off guard by the invitation, to raise objections internally.

Turco said that he was caught off guard by the last minute effort, which he attributed to Sanders» campaign, to get independent and third party voters to the polls.

The old establishment was caught off guard as they failed to predict the rise of the new establishment, which threatened its own power.

Other county leaders across the state were caught somewhat off guard by the proposal, which a source said was first floated last December as part of a potential special session and was rejected by lawmakers.

But her willingness to erase the whole project, which includes a hotel still under construction, caught them off guard.

In the interview, which took place almost five days after Facebook first tried to get out in front of the Cambridge Analytica story, Zuckerberg continuously stumbled over his words and looked caught off guard («I think technology is increasingly a trend in the world,» he observed).

Wednesday's first call, which caught me off - guard and without my coffee in hand at 7:45 a.m. Pacific Time, was from the same company that had cancelled Dilip's interview on Monday.

Or maybe a mixed dress code which has completely caught you off guard?

Buyers have already purchased over $ 10mil USD worth of dresses through Still White, which may have caught us off guard if it wasn't for the fact we know they carry top designers such as Maggie Sottero, Pronovias, Allure, Vera Wang, Grace Loves Lace, Anna Campbell and more.

It caught him completely off - guard and it took him weeks to finish reading about our fairy tale romance, which I ended when it appeared it had run its course.

On June 13, 1971, Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) and publisher Katharine Graham (Meryl Streep) are caught off guard when the New York Times starts publishing portions of the top - secret document, which Ellsberg had leaked to Times reporter Neil Sheehan (Justin Swain).

What you might not expect though, and which caught me pleasantly off guard, is the characters are actually pretty well fleshed out.

The script is full of twists, some evident, and others which will catch the viewer off - guard.

These and other peculiarities continually caught me off guard — which is why I often found the movie amusing.

Her post did, however, catch me off guard because my Broad piece and my book, which she also discusses, are about a particular subject (systems), while her thrust is about something quite different (classrooms).

The requirements, which had been years in the making, caught many LEAs off guard beginning in 2009, when the state began enforcing a mandate that interpreters either have certification from a national registry or achieve a corresponding benchmark grade on one of three professional assessments.

The electronically - controlled centre differential and Subaru's torque vectoring system will essentially do the rest — though we say that adding that it may be caught off guard by a sudden tug at the wheel, say in a very sharp switchback, which will induce a progressive tendency to understeer.

Considering all of his success and acclaim, the topic of Haig's latest book — which hits shelves tomorrow in the U.S. — might catch you off guard.

The scores can be significantly different from their FICO score, which can catch consumers off guard when they apply for a loan and find out they aren't as creditworthy as they thought they were.

Step # 14 - Expect the unexpected: Don't allow yourself to be caught off - guard by unanticipated events, which can have an unfortunate impact on your finances.

And be vigilant about payment changes — several card companies increased their minimum payments from 2 percent to 4 percent or 5 percent over the past several months, which caught many cardholders off guard.

After all, most were caught completely off guard by the speed at which rates were climbing and the ripple effects in the volatility space.

That rate remained stagnant for one of the longest stretches in Bank of Canada history before its surprise decrease on January 21st, which many experts have agreed caught them off - guard.

Dead birds are common on the Oregon coast, especially after winter storms, which can catch seabirds far out at sea off - guard.

That style goes hand - in - hand with the humorous presentation and dialogue, which will always catch you off guard, causing moments of spontaneous hilarity.

It's really cute, though, I had gotten my hopes up for all 10 of my Villagers showing up due to Isabelle's dialogue when it wasn't even close to that... Not to mention a random special villager seems to show up as well (besides Isabelle:P) which also caught me off - guard.

It's pretty much an action RPG, which caught me off - guard at first.

Other such intricate components of combat include counterattacking an enemy which is within a certain range of a normal attack, although enemies can counterattack any of your team if they are within range of whoever is attacking them, while a back attack is when an attack happens from the rear, therefore catching the enemy off guard and increasing the damage dealt in the process.

One of her abilities transforms her left arm into a dragon, which spits out a laser beam to catch your opponents off guard.

The very artificial constructedness of the project allows for situations in which the models can both perform and be caught off guard.

I was caught off guard by the 2007 NASA hemispheric and global temperature anomalies which just came out.

The worst hit portions of the state are experiencing freezing rain topped with snow which has caught many off guard.

Nearly 50 years ago, the Swiss watchmaking industry was caught off guard by the rise of quartz watches, which were cheaper and simpler.