She was caught unawares because she lived more than four miles (around 6km) from the sea.

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IMF, which was caught unawares by Mexico's collapse, raised red flags publicly about Thailand last year.

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They were caught unawares by the arrival of Toyota and Honda which delivered better quality vehicles that were desired by the American consumer.

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Cloistered in Naypyidaw, the junta may be caught unawares again.

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You were caught unawares by capital gain distributions forced on you last year-even as the fund was losing money-and then clobbered by the tax bill this April.

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But South Africa were caught unawares by Harmison, whose previous highest Test score was 42, and he passed that by crashing Nel past backward point for four.

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The two Nigerians, aged 40 and 41, were caught unawares as the police barged into the house, breaking tiles, overturning couches and ransacking rooms to uncover the booty.

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The Reds were almost caught unawares when Burak Yilmaz stole in to win a corner to the near post but he could not get the direction to his header as the ball went harmlessly across the area.

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Mayor of London Boris Johnson defended police handling of the riots, saying the "crisis" caught everyone unawares.

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He took a passing swipe at the Obama administration for its unilateral regulatory reforms announced just ahead of the Davos meeting, which, he said, had caught Europe unawares.

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