Sentences with phrase «years comes as no surprise»

Isco is one of the hottest properties in European football and his Golden Boy award, the Under 21 equivalent of the Ballon D'Or, this year came as no surprise following his performances... [Read more...]

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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.

Should the Justice Department move to block the deal, it would come as something of a surprise, especially considering that the Justice Department's top antitrust regulator, Makan Delrahim, even said earlier this year that he did not think the deal presented a «major antitrust problem» due to the fact that neither of the two companies directly competes in the same spaces.

It should come as no surprise then, that many of this year's winning firms are run by serial entrepreneurs with money to burn.

It comes as no surprise that versions 4 and 6 claimed the Runner's World Editor's Choice Award, and the 7 claimed this year's Best Buy award for holding a steady price even with new updates.

It should come as no surprise to any household tracking its finances that 2011 was a terrible year for wage growth.

Although the change may come as a surprise to the public and some Starbucks employees, the company has been sending to signals to Wall Street for the last year about its intentions to carry out a the succession plan, announcing a reorganization in the summer that gave Mr. Johnson oversight of the day - to - day operations.

But, those results came as little surprise, considering that HBO and Netflix came into this year's Emmys with more than 200 combined nominations.

This shouldn't come as much of a surprise; Uber had several years» head start on its rival and, until recently, operated in many more locations.

When the group reconvened at the end of a month, the managers and supervisors were surprised to learn that henceforth their findings would be accepted as the budget figures for the coming fiscal year.

I'm not saying tomorrow, maybe not even next year, but sooner than later it should come as no surprise.

Ed Strapagiel, a retail consultant with KubasPrimedia, says this development shouldn't have come as a surprise to supermarkets, as combination stores have been a distinct category in the U.S. for 20 years.

It came as a surprise to the global shipping industry as international patrols had suppressed pirate hijackings for several years.

With the increased orders brought on by the holidays, it should come as no surprise that peak seasons can be the most stressful time of the year for brands.

The break down of the talks came as a surprise, especially as it was announced by the resurgent FDP, Merkel's preferred coalition partners who had dropped out of parliament four years ago and had ruled with her conservatives 2009 - 2013.

So it shouldn't come as a surprise that the idea behind Bitcoin was endorsed years ago by Milton Friedman, the shaman of modern free - market economics.

It may have come as a surprise last year when Twitter struck a deal with the NFL to live - stream Thursday night games.

Fed officials have stressed for months they don't want the first rate hike in nine years to come as a surprise to investors.

As it becomes increasingly popular to employ more than one analytics tool to help determine the ROI of your digital efforts, with 78 % of marketers surveyed planning to adopt an attribution solution in the next two years, this comes as somewhat of a surprisAs it becomes increasingly popular to employ more than one analytics tool to help determine the ROI of your digital efforts, with 78 % of marketers surveyed planning to adopt an attribution solution in the next two years, this comes as somewhat of a surprisas somewhat of a surprise.

It can hardly come as a great surprise that when economic growth falls short year after year and when its beneficiaries are a small subset of the population, electorates turn surly.

The jump in international purchases follows a year - ago retreat and comes as a surprise, given the current strength of the U.S. dollar.

Cook has been talking up AR for over a year, so this should come as no surprise.

With Bitcoin making the headlines throughout the year with its tremendous growth, it comes as no real surprise to learn that the Lottoland company will be conducting a lottery in Ireland with Bitcoin as it's Jackpot.

Such advice comes as no surprise to readers of Fried's 15 years of posts on his company's popular and influential blog, Signal vs. Noise or who have read any of his books, like Rework, the New York Times best - seller he co-wrote with his Basecamp partner, David Heinemeier Hansson.

So, it should come as no surprise that the hard work by our fundraising team paid off in a big way for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man & Woman of the Year annual campaign.

The sudden mid-week volatility in the bitcoin market came as a surprise to participants who were anticipating subdued trading activity given the approaching Chinese New Year.

Coming off a year that saw a record number of new drug approvals, significant scientific breakthroughs and a year - end tax reform package that both significantly lowers corporate taxes and provides the long - awaited tax repatriation holiday, it's not surprising that biotech investors, executives and advisers were in a good mood as they gathered in San Francisco this year for the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

Mining Recruitment: Andrew Pollard The war for talent: The issue you probably aren't talking about It should come as no surprise that as a mining industry executive recruiter I'm looking forward to the next five years, because business will be robust.

«Compare that to what [Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s] Google did a few years ago when it came out with Glass, and it kind of surprised the market and didn't have as much utility.

 The Harper government's decision last year to write off every penny of the auto aid and thus build it all into last year's deficit calculation (which I questioned at the time as curious and even misleading) has already been proven wrong. Since the money was already «written off» by Ottawa as a loss (on grounds that they had little confidence it would be repaid — contradicting their own assurances at the same time that it was an «investment,» not a bail - out), any repayment will come as a gain that can be recorded in the budget on the revenue side. Jim Flaherty has learned from past Finance Ministers (especially Paul Martin) that it's always politically better to make the budget situation look worse than it is (even when the bottom has fallen out of the balance), thus positioning yourself to triumphantly announce «surprising good news» (due, no doubt, to «careful fiscal management») down the road. The auto package could thus generate as much as $ 10 billion in «surprising good news» for Ottawa in the years to come (depending on the ultimate worth of the public equity share).

The Justice Department's official filing of a «notice to appeal» Thursday came as no surprise, after White House spokesman Matt Lehrich said following the ruling that President Obama intends to recognize this year's National Day of Prayer, which is May 6.

Of course there are other reasons for my sporadic blogging this year: a surprise new baby coming which completely disoriented us, a new book to finish writing (and I will share all about that in January), travelling and speaking all over North America, stewarding the message of Jesus Feminist throughout her first year of life, creating the Jesus Feminist collection with Imagine Goods, a trip to Haiti, new opportunities as a writer, three tinies at home with their own lives and drama and growth and change, remodelling parts of our home, marriage, church, friends, life, work, laundry (oh, can we talk laundry?!)

The two - year prison sentence came as somewhat of a surprise as prosecutors had recommended a two - year suspended sentence.

This round of appointments came as a surprise, as Fr Ward had been an official of the congregation's English section for more than 15 years.

That a lot of secular progressives are fierce supporters of the abortion license because they're eugenicists at heart shouldn't come as a surprise; one current member of the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, had a Gruberian moment some years ago when she admitted in an interview that legal activists promoting the abortion license prior to 1973 did so in part because they thought it would cut down the «growth in populations that we don't want to have too many of.»

Altoids are now the fourth - largest - selling mint in the U.S., and the largest - selling «power mint,» topping $ 46 million in sales for the year ending April 26, according to Information Resources, so it is not surprising that others companies such as Starbucks, Neiman Marcus, and Alfred Dunhill have come out with their own lines.

Black Up by Shabazz Palaces was one of our favourite albums last year, so it comes as no surprise that we would be listening very closely when THEESatisfaction, the girls who pinned some of the female vocals on Black Up, come back on their own, with a slightly sweeter funk on their debut album Awe -LSB-...]

This may not come as a surprise because, duh it's Seattle, but this year has been especially dark and wet.

Michael Smith The performance of Treasury Wine Estates over the past year has had more than a few shareholders reaching for the bottle so it should not be a huge surprise that an opportunistic private equity firm has as come knocking.

If his name sounds familiar that comes as no surprise — in 2014 Nathan was awarded the AUSVeg Young Grower of the Year Award and is a current Nuffield Scholar (2015).

With 100 years of agriculture in Napa, it comes as no surprise that the heart and soul of Gamble Family Vineyards is deeply rooted in the soil.

But the Woods announcement comes as somewhat of a surprise and seems a bit soon for the 42 - year - old who now looks like he could have a real shot at qualifying for next year's Presidents Cup team.

As they march on in search of major honours this season, it would come as no surprise if the 30 - year - old continued to lead their charge as the supporters below were left to admire his world - class talent once again with his free - kick also included below for your viewing pleasure.As they march on in search of major honours this season, it would come as no surprise if the 30 - year - old continued to lead their charge as the supporters below were left to admire his world - class talent once again with his free - kick also included below for your viewing pleasure.as no surprise if the 30 - year - old continued to lead their charge as the supporters below were left to admire his world - class talent once again with his free - kick also included below for your viewing pleasure.as the supporters below were left to admire his world - class talent once again with his free - kick also included below for your viewing pleasure...

It came as little surprise that the 31 - year - old called time on his career in England this summer following an injury - plagued previous campaign — joining Turkish outfit Fenerbahce on a four - year deal [via Sky Sports]-- but the manner in which one of the finest EPL imports has departed has left a sour taste.

Despite Leicester's poor form, it came as a surprise to the football world after the Italian was named as FIFA World Coach of the Year for his heroics with the Foxes last campaign.

So it may come as a surprise to learn that the 20 - year - old brought up 50 appearances for the Gunners in their 1 - 0 Premier League victory over Newcastle United yesterday.

Howard has barely missed a game over the last few years and the blow has come as an unwanted surprise for Roberto Martinez's side.

Either way, don't be surprise if one of these deals does eventually come off, although it's equally likely that Levy will pull a rabbit out of the hat as he did with the # 8m signing of Rafa van der Vaart from Real Madrid two years ago.

With most of the key players on all four of this year's «final four» teams returning, it shouldn't come as a surprise to see these teams at the top of the betting board.

But mainly, Hamilton was startled during his commentary by something he had never seen before in his nine years of describing the Braves in action: As Aaron turned third base, his solemn face suddenly broke into a bright grin, as surprising to see, considering his usual mien, as if he had started doing an Irish jig coming down the base path toward the platAs Aaron turned third base, his solemn face suddenly broke into a bright grin, as surprising to see, considering his usual mien, as if he had started doing an Irish jig coming down the base path toward the platas surprising to see, considering his usual mien, as if he had started doing an Irish jig coming down the base path toward the platas if he had started doing an Irish jig coming down the base path toward the plate.