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To the surprise of many in the audience, this did not seem to bother him.

To the surprise of me, she was the mother of two children.

When he came round he sang a stirring rendition of Danny Boy from his hospital bed, much to the surprise of staff and his family.

During his address, Castresana, to the surprise of many viewers, said of Rosenberg, "He was an honorable person. "

To the surprise of many outside Thailand, the vast majority of office workers nowadays are women, who can be found in every industry.

To the surprise of many scientists, however, the risk mining poses to the vent communities may be smaller than originally feared.

To the surprise of many, Kjerstin says the wedding day was actually one of the easiest days to navigate mirror-free.

A curiosity, yes, but to the surprise of many Civil War buffs even today, Clark was by no means unique.

Narcissists, much to the surprise of many experts, are in the process of becoming an endangered species.

This, the latest novel by popular British novelist Nick Hornby, was nominated for the Whitbread Prize to the surprise of many.

To the surprise of Bell and Bhandoola, most of the cultures begun with single cells had become a mixture of T cells and myeloid cells.

To the surprise of many neurologists, it turns out this electrical tape is quietly interacting with the neurons.

And to the surprise of many, it should begin by letting the value of the renminbi depreciate rather than appreciate.

But to the surprise of power companies, communities started balking at restarting reactors that were idled for routine inspections.

To the surprise of many in the industry, they are now the leading nationality, with a market share of nearly 27 per cent.

To the surprise of everybody, the beggar took out a bag of gold.

To the surprise of many they have chosen to invest in Penglai in humid Shandong, as has another Bordeaux-Chinese joint venture.

To the surprise of many, the complaint has passed through several judicial stages.

But there were a handful of stores where, to the surprise of some shoppers, the iPhone was indeed available.

To the surprise of many economists, China's exports have grown more than 20 per cent this year, despite the slowdown in the US.

The answer is, to the surprise of many, that they aren't and never were.

To the surprise of the scientists, the disks contained large amounts of cobalt and other metallic substances.

To the surprise of all the teachers present, the little girl spoke very good English.

To the surprise of the young couple, they found the necklace missing.

To the surprise of the doctor, Mr King got well again so soon.

If anything, to the surprise of some, the polarisation has intensified since November's midterm polls.

To the surprise of everybody the man was the girl's father.

To my surprise (To the surprise of everybody), he won the prize.

To the surprise of many, Lord Turner endorsed the idea.

Because Taiwan has escaped from predicaments before, to the surprise of the whole world, it follows that it can do so.

To the surprise of other senior party figures, he produced a book early this year about how to revive Republican fortunes.

But to the surprise of everyone, ARCADE found an excess hiss of lower-frequency radio waves, peaking in the 3 and 8 GHz detectors.

To the surprise of most, the price of gold fell.

To the surprise of the teacher, he failed in the examination.

To the surprise of all the students, the sports meeting is put off.

To the surprise of many people in China, Guo will join a wealthy and powerful family when she marries.

To the surprise of many of Japan's senior managers,