Although modern scholars have expressed surprise that `` the simple magic square of three '', a mere `` mathematical puzzle '', was able to exert a considerable influence on the minds and imaginations of the cultured Chinese for so many centuries, they could have found most of the answers right within the square itself.

He was selected for the squad which competed at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, but didn't kick a ball, something at which critics expressed surprise and bewilderment, even allowing for his lacklustre performance in Belgrade.

Orwell expressed surprise that they should still want him, because according to the Communist press he was a fascist.

Some have expressed surprise that Heinz has responded to what they view as a small number of complainants, relative to the United Kingdom's 3. 6 million gay and lesbian consumers.

Agents expressed surprise that bombing investigators had not been provided information from the Midwest Bank Robbers investigation.

Vanuatu former Foreign Affairs Minister and former chairman of the Vanuatu National Commission for UNESCO Joe Natuman expressed surprise at his country's position, saying it appeared to contradict Vanuatu's long-standing support for Palestine.

David Niven said she had been " quite, quite mad "; and in his diary Noël Coward expressed surprise that " things had been bad and getting worse since 1948 or thereabouts.

Lessig expressed surprise that no decision was authored by Chief Justice Rehnquist or by any of the other four justices who supported the Lopez or Morrison decisions.

" Answering a question regarding Snape's love life and the redemptive pattern to his character in 1999, Rowling expressed her surprise at the foresight.

He expressed surprise to learn that the Catholic Church was ready to pay a huge ransom for Moro's release.

To such a degree of splendor did these festivities and other conventions in Sura attain that Rav Ashi expressed his surprise that some of the Gentile residents of Sura were not tempted to accept Judaism.

Likewise, he expressed only mild surprise when both of Abraham Simpson's kidneys were revealed to have exploded.

In Gottfredson's story The Mystery at Hidden River ( 1941 – 42 ), the pegleg disappeared, with Pete wearing two shoes: when Mickey expressed surprise at this, Pete described one of his shoes as a new, improved model of pegleg.

Sack expressed surprise at criticisms denying the accuracy of his claims, asserting that the main points have been repeatedly confirmed by others, the TV programme 60 Minutes and the New York Times among them.

They expressed surprise, however, at " the clattering, upbeat character of the music " given Weiland's much-publicized run-ins with drugs and the law.

", often provoked a stunned, screeching sort of laughter among the live studio audience ; many of them, seeing the show performed for the first time in person, did not know that the actor voicing Beulah was neither black nor female, and expressed their surprise when Hurt delivered his line.

1956 ) of St. Joseph expressed surprise at the latest exodus figures considering that some had moved there after Hurrican Katrina.

Joss Whedon posted a message on a popular fan site, The Bronze: Beta, in which he expressed his dismay and surprise, saying he was " heartbroken " and compared it to a " healthy guy falling dead from a heart attack.

Heraclius effected his retreat through the desert into Tripolitania, holding the position for two years until recalled ; Marcellinus retired to Sicily, where he was reached by Basiliscus ; the general was, however, assassinated, perhaps at the instigation of Ricimer, by one of his own captains ; and the king of the Vandals expressed his surprise and satisfaction, that the Romans themselves would remove from the world his most formidable antagonists.

" The magazine published a letter from D ' Souza in which he expressed surprise " at the petty, vindictive tone of Andrew Ferguson ’ s review.

He expressed his surprise to the sage.

Unspoken uncertainty is expressed in writing ( informal notes, comics ) with ¿?, and surprise with ¡!, but single interrogative?

When presenting the key to Hitchcock, to his surprise and delight, she expressed the hope that it would be lucky for him as well.

Bill Wasik has expressed " surprise by the new focus of some of the gatherings " and said it is " terrible that these Philly mobs have turned violent ".

The Oral Torah is the primary guide for Jews to abide by these terms, as expressed in tractate Gittin 60b, " the Holy One, Blessed be He, did not make His covenant with Israel except by virtue of the Oral Law " to help them learn how to live a holy life, and to bring holiness, peace and love into the world and into every part of life, so that life may be elevated to a high level of kedushah, originally through study and practice of the Torah, and since the destruction of the Second Temple, through prayer as expressed in tractate Sotah 49a " Since the destruction of the Temple, every day is more cursed than the preceding one ; and the existence of the world is assured only by the kedusha ... and the words spoken after the study of Torah.

However Prince Albert came to learn of Palmerston's favourable opinion of the coup and the Queen learnt that Palmerston had sent a dispatch without showing it to her first, in which he protested that he had merely expressed his personal opinion.

When Washington expressed embarrassment at the state of the camp and the troops, Lafayette responded, " I am here to learn, not to teach.

Many of the cast members expressed the desire for audiences to learn and respect the important values of the samurai, and to have a greater appreciation of Japanese culture and custom.

The following year, Franklin expressed his regret that he was too ill to learn whether he or Leeds was correct.

One proclaimed a policy of bilingualism which was expressed only by the obligation made to Lithuanians to learn Russian while Russians did not bother to learn Lithuanian.

The Sacred Harp system use notes expressed with shapes, intended to make it easy for people to learn to sight-read music and performed complex pieces without a lot of training.

They expressed their desire to learn music from him and entreated him to accompany them to Tanjavur.

In addition, Martin Luther had strongly expressed that children should learn both music, and the psalms: bicinia with German texts from the Psalms fulfilled his purpose.

Since the mentioning of Ithkuil in the Russian magazine Computerra, several speakers of Russian contacted Quijada and expressed enthusiasm to learn the language, with several complaining of its difficulty in pronunciation.

Students are required to learn and live by a basic moral code, expressed in 5 " Dojo Kun " and 10 " Guiding Principles.

Not ' it is expressed ', nor even the more shambling ' it is sometimes expressed ', nor the grim ' you must learn how it is expressed '.

Taught is a relative term though — Debbie had been playing guitar for three years, and Sketch has expressed distaste in interviews when portrayed as a " music teacher " to the girls: " press seems to think they had a lot of help or something, but mostly it's just the drive to be able to learn the instruments and play them ," Sketch said.

According to a general principle of development, new forms then take over old functions, so that children learn words to express the same communicative functions which they had already expressed by preverbal means.

For Secombe this was a simple greeting, while for Eric it expressed his great sexual interest in some pretty girl or female guest.

Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, expressed some doubts, writing to his cousin in Virginia, " I think the game is pretty near up.

She expressed joy at participating in the project, saying, " I am pretty outspoken and have my own view on every subject.

" Stein expressed " mock outrage " at a recent Anti-Defamation League ( ADL ) poll showing that only 22 % of Americans believe " the movie and television industries are pretty much run by Jews ," which was down from nearly 50 % in 1964.

Nintendo Power decided that " the game's not too much to look at, and most of the track designs are pretty uninspired ", while Nintendo World Report condemned the game as " unworthy of its namesake ", and expressed its wish that " the developer had taken its time to study what was great about the original game before starting work on the sequel — the lack of finesse present in CTTR really shows.

Williams publicly expressed his frustration, stating " You've got to be pretty strong mentally when you have injuries, and I've had a few.