This surprised many people.

The win came as a surprise to many.

Syrian Shakeeb Al Jabri, who monitored Syria TV for reactions on the Arab League vote,writes LeShaque Caller on Addounia TV All 23 million Syrians resent the Arab League

And so, the local governor decided to come down hard.

The Brazilian Government has taken different affirmative action.

I hope to effect positive change in the world.

Critical reviews of the first season were generally favorable.

Implementation of our national development strategy is progressing positively.

The establishment of the Special Court is a positive development.

Africa is the youngest continent, and it is one with great promise for positive change.

Evaluation of the World Urban Forum by participants was very positive.

The evaluation of the seminar by participants was very positive.

(c) Real growth, positive or negative, compared with the previous budget

But it can play a positive role as a tool of emancipation.

And the decision to establish a Human Rights Council was very positive.

The resumption of the Abuja peace talks is a positive development.

The fall of the Tunisian regime had deep domestic roots, but the timing caught outsiders, including the US government, by surprise.

The question, she reports on www.opendemocracy.net, seemed to take him by surprise, and he did not support the idea.

(c) Real growth, positive or negative, compared with the previous budget

(c) Real growth, positive or negative, compared with the previous budget

The positive effect of the ISAF presence in Kabul was immediate and welcome.

We appeal to those developed countries that are in a position to make a difference.

The availability of salt licks is also a positive factor to the presence of this animal.

We ask the General Assembly to favourably consider adopting the draft resolution.

On 25 November 2005, the Commissioner received a positive reply.

Striking early in the morning during a holiday, the earthquake caught many by surprise. Hundreds of aftershocks of varying intensity also followed the main quake.

They have to be commended for their commitment and sincere attempts to make a difference.

The electoral dynamics both in Israel and in Gaza and the West Bank may also create positive momentum.

If anything at all, there was positive discrimination in favour of women.

We've found that there are ways that you can train your brain to be able to become more positive.

We need to see positive change indeed, cross border migration is also continuing, because the situation is becoming intolerable for many people.

My delegation has a positive assessment of the CTC's work during the reporting period.

I reiterate my appeal to the Government of Eritrea to address the matter positively, with the urgency that it deserves.

The amendments introduced through the LFO constitute significant affirmative action.

These projects, which privilege the electoral over elections , are a positive trend.

Given that 132 UN members already recognize Palestine, the vote is likely to be positive.

UNMIS has made a number of suggestions on the modalities of such talks, which were received positively.

A positive trend is the growing number of female candidates in both parliamentary and local government council elections.

Likewise, Peretz, a rabble rousing but effective trade unionist, surprised all when he won the Labor Party s leadership primary and then chose the defense portfolio over the treasury.

This move came as a surprise to most observers for two reasons Samir Geagea was a candidate for the presidency himself Samir Geagea and Michel Aoun were on opposing sides during the Lebanese Civil War (1975 1990)

According to the Pew Research Global Attitudes Project, only 30 of Italians view the euro positively.

The results of the elections show positive positive development in relation to participation of women in BiH political life.

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, adopted in March 2005, is a positive development in this respect.

In the area of good governance, we have submitted ourselves to the African Peer Review Mechanism and expect to receive a positive rating.

Countries of the Andean region of Latin America had demonstrated some positive recognition of genetic resources as the property of indigenous peoples.