"I was very surprised we got out of the Senate on the first run, " LaPolt said.

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"I was very surprised, " says David Perry, associate professor of history at Dominican University.

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"I haven't played for the U21s yet so I was very surprised when I got called up, " he added.

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"I was very surprised by it, " says David Niederman, a senior research analyst with Pacific Crest Securities in Portland, Ore.

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Afterward Peter asked Shirley Fong, the 32-year-old general manager, to hop in the car for the drive back to Guangzhou, "I was very surprised when he asked me to drive with the group, " says Fong.

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"I was very surprised to win as there are 20 or 30 extraordinary children's authors out there but it is nice to think that a panel of judges thought my work was, well, good, " he said.

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"I'd be very surprised if I was playing in Paris, " the British star, who lost in the quarterfinals in Madrid last week, told reporters following his match against Spain's Marcel Granollers.

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As I dined at food stall after food stall, in search of my personal favourite, I was surprised to see very few non-Asian faces.

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My company was very surprised because I finished it within one week.

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On the other hand, if employment was the only factor controlling the ratio of tax revenue to GDP, then I would be very surprised.

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