came as

He said he didn't ask Mr. Sokol for his resignation and said it came 'as a surprise' to him.

His disbanding the Order of the Star in the East, especially founded for him, in 1929 came as a blow to the Theosophical Movement.

Cheune said the claims came as a total surprise and that the ASA had not received any calls.

He had an inkling he would be picked last night but when Ferguson tapped him on the shoulder, Welbeck admitted it still came as a shock.

Brooks reported to the police station by appointment, but her spokesman said the arrest came as a surprise.

The decision came as military officials said soldiers were trying to hunt down rebels before they returned to their bases in Sudan.

While I would have appreciated the opportunity to raise a little cash last week, Friday's drop actually came as something of a relief.

So, it came as a bit of a surprise when cameras trained on Discovery captured images of flying foam once again.

Heaving all her files stolen came as a real body blow to her when she was trying to finish her research.

It came as a bit of a shock to me but my research has shown that bacon is not actually that popular!

She came as a visitor to her son's room, wakened the father and helped him to bed.

His own mother came as often as she could, but after a couple of months, not being physically strong, she had to give up.

The news of the fatal accident which deprived you of your Managing Director , Mr. Bob Smith, came as a great shock to me .

It came as a surprise, so he did not know what to do. Taken by surprise, he did not know what to do.

The data came as a surprise, he said, highlighting the complexity of energy expenditure.

The attacks came as Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, appeared to be re-establishing itself as a tourist destination.

He said it came as the country prepared to experience what he called the largest wave of aviation traffic in its history.

Government spokesman Jean-Francois Cope said the results came as a disappointment, but not a surprise, for the conservatives.

April came as a relief to Andes' wife, Julie, who had found his phone tied up with texting when she tried to call him on lunch breaks.

For all that, it came as a surprise when Mr Barbour announced that he would not stand for president.

The only public mention of the demonstrators at the Blue House came as Presidents Bush and Lee sat down for their formal talks.

The FAO's call came as countries around the world continued to take unilateral measures to protect local food markets.

The move Sunday came as depositors continued to pull their money from the lender, mobbing branches in Kabul and other parts of the country.

The Delegation pointed out that it therefore came as a bit of a surprise that another Delegation was surprised by its position.

The World Bank president's comments came as he prepared to embark on a week long visit to Africa, beginning on Sunday, June 12.

In the early years, it was unclear how much Mr. Gates was pursuing each opportunity as it came, as opposed to carrying out a grand strategy.

Although security forces had been expecting attacks, the fact that they were dealing with suicide-bombings came as a surprise.

The ruling came as anti- terrorism officials continued to investigate a reported plot to bomb flights from Britain to the United States .

The news came as a bit of a shock.

Having cycled for the previous 12 days across Belgium and France to get here, there was no denying that it came as a disappointment.

The deadly attack came as the minority Shiite community of Pakistan was getting ready to mark its annual mourning known as Ashoura.

The hard commercial declaration came as a shock to me; it was a shock too that she was one of my own profession.

Many of these sales came as a shock to investors. Market spectators began to wonder if Buffett was turning negative on U. S. equities.

But the visit to London came as Lampard faced the prospect of having to take Chelsea to court to uphold his right to leave.

The preliminary results came as tallies from last week referendum began to be posted outside polling stations in southern Sudan.

Barack Obama's remarks came as he is winding up a world tour that has taken him to Afghanistan, the Middle East and Germany.

So it came as no surprise when a raccoon darted out in front of the 2009 Volkswagen CC Sport I sampled during one of my test drives.

Analysts said the slowdown came as banks continue to make it harder for firms to borrow money.

The decision came as Sky Sports fired pundit Andy Gray over disparaging comments he made about Massey at the weekend.

McClaren insists it came as no surprise to him to see Beckham respond strongly and earn back his place.

His remarks came as he wrapped up a three-day trip of the region, accompanied by a propaganda campaign by state media.

Buffett said Wednesday that David Sokol's resignation letter, delivered by his assistant late Monday, came as a "total surprise. "

This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Shaman who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice.

Wall Street's troubles came as a freeze-up in credit markets threatened to clog the global financial system.

It came as David Cameron, UK prime minister, prepared to meet Barack Obama, US president, today on a two-day visit to the US.

But even though she was a longstanding Republican, it came as little surprise that the candidate for whom she was volunteering was not.

Another came as a surprise to me that tea is accompanied Lu Qing together, said Lu Qing tea is his adopted daughter.

While the news came as a surprise to many, friends of the couple have told the Mail on Sunday that it has been a long time coming.

It came as Americans resisted big corporations like the First Bank of the United States, chartered by Congress.

He was a man who occupied a great seat. He was attached to his position very firmly. His death came as a great shock.

This came as a surprise to the team lead, and the developer was of course surprised to hear about the updated design.

The debate over Washington's handling of the Macao affair came as the six-party talks ran into a stumbling block in Beijing.

So her mother said good- bye , and then the nurses came as they always did , finally, lights out .

Still, Mr. Wong says, Citigroup's decision not to renew his contract shortly before it was due to end "came as quite a shock. "

I had been performing exceedingly well in my job over the last couple of years, so it came as no surprise when the decision was announced.

Word of the agreement came as, President Bush sat down for talks in Hanoi, with Russian President Vlamidir Putin, Mr. Bush hailed the deal.

So it came as quite a surprise to many when the huge scandal arose over the German children's book by Rotraut Susanne Berner.

The statement came as the Brazilian air force announced that two male bodies and debris from the Air France plane had been recovered.

For the infant nation, victory in the war and for the republican principle came as a heartening overture.

The meeting came as the former US president arrived on a surprise mission to seek the release of the two imprisoned US journalists.

While the fund increase came as a surprise to some economists, some said the central bank could have done more.

It came as Norway succumbed to a double attack in what is being described as the worst atrocity it has faced since the Second World War.

The latest troubles came as Japan continued to suffer ripple effects from Friday's massive 9-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami.

You learn from him. I came as a young Norwegian and you just look at him and learn to be professional and how to conduct yourself.

Some of Mr. Schwarzenegger's close friends said news of the child came as a surprise.

The action also came as Toyota appeared to be putting the safety crisis behind it.

I had only recently seen Steve in a restaurant. The news of his death came as a bolt from the blue.

Since that lull came as a surprise, however, no one can be sure that the labour market will conform to historical experience.

Alice received an invitation from her boss, which came as a surprise.

Much of that fall came as China cut back on iron imports and steel production as prices and global demand for steel dropped.

The big shift away from manufacturing came as the U. S. sought to speed the recoveries of war-ravaged Europe and Asia.

They say that it shows that Jesus came as a humble, poor person and not as a strong, rich king.

He came, as a benefactor, to relieve man of trouble, to supply his wants.

The former intelligence officer said three separate sources had told him of the claims, which came as no surprise to him.

She received an invitation from her boss, which came as a surprise.

One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise, however, is that Gilbert is comparatively little known.

His comments came as new signs emerged that the government was trying to limit speculation in the stock market.

Late in the Alexandrian period, Pappus' additions to geometry came as a sort of anticlimax.

The announcement came as the company postponed a meeting with Wall Street analysts due tomorrow.

His retirement announcement in Early 1999 came as a blow to the sport and to his millions of fans in American and around the world.

The news came as the International Energy Agency cut its forecast for world oil demand in the next five years.

Confirmation of the deal came as Mr Li and his delegation arrived in Edinburgh for the first day of his visit.

The findings came as a surprise. A National Intelligence Estimate two years ago said Iran was working hard to develop nuclear weapons.

A gentleman by name (Mr. Robert Smith) came as a Finance Director of your company in other to pick up your payment Original draft leaf copy.

It was not often that a giant shark was caught in these parts and soon, more people came as word went up and down the beach.

The move came as part of a "quality assurance" programme set up to make sure the school was performing well enough.

But the move came as Algeria plunged into a bloody civil war, pitting the country's military-backed government against Islamist radicals.

The general's trip came as economic activity between the two countries is picking up.

In a like manner the others came as well, each in turn, until all twelve were lying there asleep in the golden cradles.

These signs of rising tension came as the US Federal Reserve redoubled its efforts to ease conditions in the money markets.

The collapse came as thousands of concert-goers were being evacuated from the fairground grandstand to a nearby coliseum.

Researchers used to believe that a sense of real caring about others only came as people grow into adulthood.

It came as quite a shock recently when the stupidest thing I've ever heard turned out to come from England.

The announcement came as at least 24 people were killed and dozens more injured in separate bomb attacks in northern Pakistan on Friday.

Dawn came as a relief , with a gesture of coolness , and we tumbled out of bed, almost sick with excitement .

The rebuff came as Stephen W. Bosworth, the American special envoy on North Korea, began a trip to Asia with a fresh offer of dialogue.

The announcement came as a major blow to international hopes of developing a HIV vaccine that could stall the spread of this deadly disease.

The leak came as climate change sceptics stepped up their campaign ahead of the Copenhagen summit that begins in less than a fortnight.

The time of parting came, as Luganovitch was appointed president in one of the western provinces.

The deal, announced yesterday, came as Gmarket, a leading online shopping mall, said it was filing for an initial public offering on Nasdaq.

The developments came as efforts continued to bring the stricken power station under control.

that illness was to be expected, but this still came as a shock to Tess.

While Japan's fiscal woes have been closely watched by analysts, the timing of the move came as a surprise to the markets.

The news came as a shock to the legal profession and the general public.

Were there any game design choices that came as a direct result of PopCap's suggestions?

Even in a country with one of the world's highest murder rates, his killing on June 27th came as a shock.

Its threat came as Myanmar's newly installed "civilian" president, Thein Sein, a former general, embarked on a state visit to China.

By Thursday a run on money market funds was in full swing and we came as close to a meltdown as at any time since the 1930s.

I'd worked there for more than fifteen years, so being made redundant came as a real slap in the face.

It came as a tremendous shock to me that Mr. A passed away.

No wonder those billions of lossmaking contracts subsequently came as such a shock.

His comments came as he finalised his frontbench team by announcing his full list of junior spokesmen and women.

In a country that's made good work conditions an priority, this came as a real surprise.

Those figures came as the U. K. released a budget that includes its biggest jump in the national debt since World War II.

The panel meeting came as a variety of contraceptives are entering the U. S. market.

The purchase surprised the market and came as an intense July heat wave was shrinking the potential size of the Midwest crop.

That came as a surprise to the planning ministry, which had forecast growth of 6. 7%.

The improvement came as Iraqi forces assumed the lead in offensives in three cities and a truce with Shiite extremists took hold.

However, the news came as the school funding cuts, said Tanner's drama class was about to be closed, this Tanner.

This came as additional evidence emerged of a slowdown in the housing market, heightening fears that house prices may tumble further.

It came as economic troubles, notably inflation, were finally being squeezed out of the economy.

He had no time to change his clothes. He came as he was, his sunburn face showing his constant exposure to the weather.

The attempt to increase oil production came as Opec yesterday faced strong political pressure from the US and other leading oil consumers.

to which I first came as a student in 1953, has been particularly impressive in making room for different cultures.

The cautious optimism came as no surprise to the markets as the Fed has attempted to be more transparent in communicating its views of late.

The threat came as the US and South Korea began their annual joint military drill involving tens of thousands of troops.

To be honest, this promotion came as quite a surprise to me.

I had been expecting this news for some time but it still came as a terrible shock.

The move came as the Canadian government prepares to rule on whether the offer for the fertiliser group can proceed.

As it came as a surprise, probably the plaque commemorating the star I received on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The move by BNP came as Italy's two biggest banks turned down an offer of state aid and said they would raise capital in the markets.

I can tell you it came as welcome news when I was told to save myself for running when we had the ball.

The auctioneers said it was a "wonderful, vibrant work" and came as a "complete surprise" .

The end of Mr. Wu's career representing Oregon's First District came as a surprise only in its swiftness.

The new find came as workers began digging up the east side of the construction area, which once housed the World Trade Center complex.

The comments by News Corp's chairman came as he predicted a "high single digit" rebound in the group's operating profits next year.

The ranking, being released Monday, came as the city was still celebrating Friday's World Series victory at the new Busch Stadium.

The news came as the Confederation of African Football formally turned down Togo's request to return to the Africa Cup of Nations.

The extra funding came as the interest rates at which banks lend to each other rocketed - as they did at the start of the credit crunch.

The news came as top central bankers met in Switzerland to thrash out new regulations aimed at preventing a repeat of the financial crisis.

It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

The news of her death came as a thunderbolt .

The attack on the aid flotilla came as American-mediated indirect talks between the Israelis and Palestinians are getting underway.

This week's breakdown in talks came as many thought the two sides were close to a deal.

Each of those tests came as North Korea was protesting a United Nations' decision to impose more sanctions as punishment for rocket tests.

The call came as EADS moved to end years of wrangling over its dual-headed structure.

The book's launch came as President Barack Obama last night declared the formal end of US combat operations in Iraq.

The bombs detonated came as a result of the skewing of the human dream to create extinction.

His remarks came as France and Germany edged towards closer fiscal union to avoid a potentially disastrous collapse of the single currency.

The defeat of Angela Merkel's coalition in 2013 came as no surprise following the German banking crisis of the previous year.

When he announced he was going to retire, it came as a complete surprise --- because most of us thought he already had.

A young, high-ranking policeman, having a strong anti-communist sentiment, came as a monk to spy on Luangpor Teean.

The Israeli interior ministry's announcement came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on a five-day visit to the United States.

The decisions came as the two companies reported their fifth consecutive quarterly net losses after a continued slide in memory chip prices.

Mr. Maehara's remarks came as authorities in the U. S. intensify their scrutiny of safety practices at Toyota.

Huawei's strong growth came as telecom-equipment makers around the world are suffering from a slowdown in orders.

That raise came as workers at other factories, including staff at a Honda Motor Co. parts plant, went on strike for higher pay.

The change came as they began to look at the deep structure of language itself.

The news came as the aircraft, the largest commercial jetliner ever built, made its maiden passenger flight.

The reports came as a fifth high-profile Russian murder in little over a month was reported in the capital.

The rest of his furniture, including cooking pots and dishes, came as gifts fromfriends.

The latest credit rating changes came as the EU released details of the "fiscal compact" deal designed to rescue the euro.

Many of the enhancements came as the result of extensive usability testing.

The threat of a trial came as the 27 EU countries examined potential steps to protest against Iran's crackdown on dissent.

The news of her father's death came as a bolt from the blue.

The unusual public back-and-forth came as U. S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was in Russia for meetings with top Russian officials.

The news of his death came as a shock to us all.

He seemed a bit groggy still. It came as a shock. We hope he recovers soon.

The move came as the dollar found temporary respite from recent selling pressure, edging higher in still-volatile and anxious trading.

The lending boom came as the government rolled out a massive stimulus package to counter the effect of the global crisis.

The new estimate, by a state-funded monitoring body, came as fears over Tokyo's tap water eased.

The service sector declined at a faster rate in July, which came as a surprise after months of slowing declines.

The comments came as U. S. President Barack Obama called on China to renew talks with the Buddhist leader over the region's future.

The news came as the central bank warned, in its quarterly report, that the risks of an economic downturn in China were rising.

Update: Dana Otto's design came as a result of Pratt Institute's second annual George Kovacs Lighting Competition.

That came as part of a major division within the country's main labor alliance.

It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of bad captivity.

It came as a relief from the stultifying uniformity that he knew at home in France.

The news came as the recovering auto group reported its sixth consecutive profitable quarter.

It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity .

Her remarks came as a leading French banker warned that anxiety swirling around European banks could continue for months.

The news of my failure came as a knock - down blow to me.

The move, which hit spot cargos, came as the miners continue to seek large price increases for long-term contracts to Chinese customers.

The strikes came as Gaddafi's forces pushed into Benghazi, where the opposition forces were making a final stand.

The revelation came as the government was struggling to secure Legislative Council approval for an unpopular political reform package.

Experts point out that legal rights came as a result of the evolution of primitive rights.

The previous record monthly drop, of 4. 3% in January 2001, came as Japan was struggling to drag itself out of a deflationary spiral.

The news of his death came as a thunderbolt .

The system came as a direct response to consumers' demand, Ford says.

Sadr's message came as his allies in Shiite Iran began talks with the United States to seek a solution for Iraq's war.

The Mexican protests came as China reported its first suspected case of swine flu on the mainland.

Economists said the development came as little surprise.

Cracks came as information spread, especially about the system's bogus history and economic failings.

It came as a surprise to us, we had no awareness there were any problems in the groin area.

His announcement came as a shock, not least to the China Power Investment Company, which suggested it might sue.

Many analysts say Mr. Obama's selection came as a complete surprise, since he has been in office less than a year.

This came as farmers who could not afford the standard fertilizers went in search of alternatives to increase the size of their yields.

The gains came as investors awaited the results of a Portuguese sale of government bonds.

It also came as Tokyo is rolling out a long list of defence bills to pay.

The break came as a storm ripped through the West Coast, blanketing the area with snow and heavy rain.

And it came as some surprise to me to discover that I believed in magic.

The news that the firm was closing down sown came as a bolt from the blue to the staff.

"It's the same as he did when I first came as an 18-year-old, " Ronaldo said.

THE arrest of Yulia Tymoshenko, a former prime minister of Ukraine, on August 5th was predictable, but it still came as a nasty surprise.

The comments came as the political heat surrounding China's currency policy intensified in Washington.

These expectations of Jillian's came as a surprise to Stephen once they were married.

That luck came as a black box tester for the Quipster app, an iPhone app that would soon come out.

For the chattering classes of Washington the selection of Negroponte came as a surprise.

So it came as little surprise that the suspect in the attempted car bombing in Times Square, Faisal Shahzad, is a Pakistani-American.

This deceleration came as no surprise; indeed, some recent forecasts projected an even slower rate of growth.

News that Portugal formally requested EU aid came as no surprise whilst strong German factory orders provided further support to the EUR.

His visit came as a fleet of Russian warships were sailing towards the Venezuelan coast for naval exercises.

The doctor's report came as a bolt from the blue . Mr. George was told he had got cancer.

The report came as the IMF issued bleak new forecasts, warning the US would suffer a recession and recovery will not begin until 2009.

The news that the firm was closing down came as a bolt from the blue to the staff.

His comments came as new data showed US house price declines accelerated in February, while consumer confidence slumped further in April.

The change on broker voting came as the SEC proposed a series of sweeping proposals aimed at improving corporate governance and disclosure.

Yet despite the excuse of bad weather and the flakiness of the figure, it still came as a palpable shock.

What they found was nothing of the sort and the results came as a bitter blow to propagandists everywhere.

So the discovery of the unreactive monatomic gas argon by Lord Rayleigh and William Ramsay in 1895 came as a total surprise.

The talks came as the US government began publicly warning China about its cyber-espionage activities.

And the other associates that came as for as from California and Kansas City, and all the other territories of the country.

The rescues came as China paused to honor victims of the disaster and braced themselves for further aftershocks.

The ease with which they had found her came as a shock.

The decision to allow several journalists and diplomats to witness the verdict came as a surprise.

recent announcement that sales of e-books at the online megastore had overtaken sales of hardcover books came as no surprise .

The news came as a thunderbolt. I could hardly believe my ears.

The calm of the countryside came as a welcome relief from the hustle and bustle of city life.

His farther-in-law says: Water came as it happens, water came 3 mus of our dry land are planted rice!

The unusual demarche came as Mr. Medvedev planned a visit to the Russia-held islands, which are claimed by Japan, during his Asian tour.

Such near-unanimity came as a surprise to those who dismiss the assembly as a dictators' club and the rights council as deeply flawed.

It came as news to Bryant, who responded to Jackson's remarks by denying any lack of commitment on his part.

Only Travelers reported a dip in earnings, but that came as bad weather led to more claims payments.

The data came as the People's Bank of China unexpectedly jacked up the interest rate on its debt for the first time since late June.

The news came as it was revealed that Britain has been rated the second worst country in Europe to live in.

The announcement came as Iran's top nuclear envoy and senior diplomats from world powers concluded two days of negotiations in Geneva.

The results, published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, came as a surprise.

Frank's remarks came as House Republicans launched a new stage of pressure on majority Democrats and President Obama over that program.

The indictments' timing came as a surprise to the defendants' attorneys. Mr.

His comments came as both Democratic and Republican senators on the committee took turns to attack China's exchange rate policy.

But now bin Laden's death came as a similar re-watch this documentary shows, find it very interesting.

The survey came as the New Zealand government considers ways to reduce the road toll.

It came as local markets across the region continued their steep sell offs.

Its concerns came as Mr Obama sought to increase pressure on Republicans to give ground by launching a new social media campaign.

The move came as Germany's financial watchdog launched another market manipulation probe against Porsche.

The discovery came as a complete surprise even to the Laureates themselves.

The decline came as global demand fell back from its mid-year peak and tensions over Iran eased.

It wasn't a surprise, but the downgrade of Greek sovereign debt by Fitch to triple B-plus still came as a shock.

Although an interest rate hike had long been expected, the timing came as a slight surprise.

The IMF's warning came as commodity prices surged more than 30 per cent in the first half of the year, boosted by record oil and food costs.