Beset by mischance, confounded by disorder, they had mostly done what they were asked to do.
Two of the studies in this review were also confounded by the inclusion of diet drinks.
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He has also confounded them with his attempts to rethink the loss-making airport system.
Lo and behold, they confounded the Pariser theory and came up with identical results to mine.
Moreover, Mr Breivik's prophecies of conquest by multiplying is confounded by rapidly falling immigrant birth rates.
But like Ryan, he has confounded skeptics who do not see him as velvet-rope NFL material.
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He has often confounded his critics, however, and JLR's sales have overtaken his own estimates.
But last month Mr. Morsi confounded all expectations by prying full executive authority back from the generals.
As the past two years' rollercoaster has shown, market forces have a confounded habit of reasserting themselves.
They went overseas ready to try new things, to be confounded, to be impressed, to be surprised.
The data included examples of confounded drug names that were anonymously reported between May 2000 and April 2002.
Barrie, creator of Peter Pan and Neverland, also wrote intelligent comedies for adults confounded by the fast-changing Edwardian era.
When time after time the citizens of these countries or societies voluntarily elected jihadists, the Bush administration was confounded.
The pious hope of this newspaper that America's president might fill the gap was confounded too (see article).
Indiana State confounded Wichita State with a wide 2-3 zone that often had the Shockers settling for perimeter shots.
But the red giant's silence has confounded the new study's lead author Aliz Derekas, of Eotvos University in Hungary.
He has also confounded a pattern of self-censorship among Tokyo-based foreign correspondents.
All signify a clarity, an ability to draw moral and economic lines and patrol their boundaries that is confounded in practice.
Next came the iPhone, which similarly revolutionised the smartphone market, while the iPad confounded some initial scepticism to prove hugely popular.
Human creativity and productivity are a bye product of our curious nature, our questioning helps unravel mysteries that confounded our forefathers.
Mark Thompson wanted an emergency support team sent to the consulate and was confounded when his superiors in Washington would not agree.
Russia's role in forging peace is key because Moscow has confounded Western and Arab nations by blocking tough action in the U.N.
Apple has confounded hobbyists who want to repair their iPhones themselves by requiring exotic pentabular wrenches to open many of its devices.
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Now neuroscientists think they may have pinned down the source of out-of-body experiences, phenomena that have long confounded scientists and delighted occultists.
This fantasy has confounded the administration in every one of its subsequent initiatives toward Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Palestinians.
They have seen worse war and lawlessness than this, and they have seen earlier predictions of catastrophe confounded by the Afghans' resilience.
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The government is confounded by the collapse of the price of oil.
For the past year, processor manufacturer Intel has confounded investors by finding customers in the developing world that market research firms never saw coming.
Teach First confounded the sceptics and I believe Frontline will too.
But it is not the first time this year that the BLS numbers have confounded analysts and seemed to contradict information from other reliable sources.
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