After the surprise was over, Linda was almost as pleased as anyone with John's good luck, though she agreed with Bobbie's decision some months later to move to Funk Furnaces.

In a surprise move, on the 28th of that month he himself was elected Pope.

To the surprise of many, Falcone's move to Rome was very successful.

Gibbon makes the point that he did not move at once against Charles Martel, was surprised by him at Tours as Charles had marched over the mountains avoiding the roads to surprise the Muslim invaders, and thus the wily Charles selected the time and place they would collide:

This surprise move and pressure by the Maritime Powers ( Great Britain and the Dutch Republic ) forced Denmark – Norway to withdraw from the war in August 1700 according to the terms of the Peace of Travendal.

In a surprise move, Gorton contested and won the position of Deputy Leader, forcing McMahon to make him Defence Minister.

However, in a surprise move, Duceppe announced the next day that he was withdrawing from the race, and that he would support Pauline Marois who had also announced her intention to run.

Approximately the same period, the Soviets made a surprise move and announced their support of UNTSO and likewise wanted to provide Observers.

This move came as a considerable surprise to NHL circles.

He expected no further move that year from the Protestant army, led by the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, since unseasonably wintry weather was making it difficult to camp in the open countryside ; however, Gustavus Adolphus ' army marched out of camp towards Wallenstein's last-known position and attempted to catch him by surprise, but his trap was sprung prematurely on the afternoon of 15 November, by a small force left by Wallenstein at the Rippach stream, about 5 – 6 kilometres south of Lützen.

In a surprise move, Duceppe withdrew on the 12th – leaving Marois the only declared candidate.

He was believed to be retained as home minister of UP, but in a surprise move was called to Centre as minister by Nehru.

Despite these tensions, the Liberal Unionists more or less managed to stay together until 1903, when in a surprise move, Chamberlain dramatically launched Tariff Reform with a speech in his Birmingham political homeland.

His surprise defeat at the hand of Joseph Noseworthy of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation ended his political career, and may also have been a factor in the Conservative Party's decision to move to the left and rebrand itself the Progressive Conservative Party under Meighen's replacement.

Lapeña then began to move his division from first time since Brown ordered him to maneuver to bridge the gap between Cascante and the heights of the edge of Queiles the Aragonese troops had not occupied because of the lateness of his entry into Tudela and the surprise of the French.

Afterwards, he and Laura move back in together again, and she organizes a celebration of the recently released single by the two delinquents, where Barry's band plays " Let's Get It On " and is delightful ( to everyone's surprise ).

On March 31, in a surprise move, Johnson announced that he would not seek reelection.

The success of an amphibious landing at that location, in a basin substantially comprising reclaimed marshland and surrounded by mountains, depended completely on the element of surprise and the swiftness with which the invaders could move relative to the reaction time of the defenders.

D ' Erlon began to move into position, but suddenly stopped and began moving away, much to the surprise and horror of Napoleon.

Press officials immediately demanded to know what had inspired Orchard's surprise move.

The Five Hundred name was thrown out and Taurus was brought back for the next generation of that car in a surprise move by Alan Mulally.

NBC officials wanted to move the XFL games to afternoons after the first season ( 2001 ) due to dismal ratings, and when, somewhat to McMahon's surprise and disappointment the United Paramount Network ( UPN ) wanted to follow suit, the league was then folded and the team disbanded.

However, in a surprise move, Dr. Chown graciously stepped aside in favour of George C. Pidgeon, the moderator of the Presbyterian Church and principal spokesperson for the uniting Presbyterians, in the hopes that this would strengthen the resolve of the Presbyterians who had chosen to join the new Church.

In a surprise move, the government restores the citizenship of Zahir Shah, who has been living in virtual banishment in Italy for 18 years.

It came as a surprise, then, when Reid purchased the Herald from Munsey in 1924: at the Herald, a sign was hung up that said " Jonah just swallowed the whale.

Vikki Simpson told the The Sydney Morning Herald in October that the album's success had taken the band by surprise, " We were nonchalant about releasing albums.

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He was a surprise choice as pope to succeed Pope Marcellus II ( 1555 ); his rigid, severe and unbending character combined with his age and patriotism meant he would have declined the honor.

To their surprise he declined the Exchequer, unwilling to be constrained by conservative spending plans, and also refused the office of Home Secretary, instead asking for the Colonial Office.

Evertsen now closed in and inquired whether Harman would perhaps like to surrender ; it came as no surprise to him the renowned fighter respectfully declined, yelling " I'm not up to it yet !".

To the surprise of many, he appointed Richie Ryan rather than Garret FitzGerald as his Minister for Finance when the Labour Party leader, Brendan Corish, declined the position in 1973.

Although invited by Ambassador Dean to join the evacuation ( and much to the Americans ' surprise ), Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak, Long Boret, Lon Non ( Lon Nol's brother ), and most members of Lon Nol's cabinet declined the offer.

However, it was still a surprise how Hallam declined the following year.

Stuart declined, stating that de Morès and Roosevelt were both well known and their presence could ruin the element of surprise.

Melanie is giving a surprise birthday party for Ashley.

Maude's 80th birthday arrives, and Harold throws a surprise party for her.

To the surprise of many, Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, who had vehemently opposed this amendment, appeared to have finally accepted it, and so did most of his party.

A surprise party is a party that is not made known beforehand to the person in whose honor it is being held.

Birthday surprise parties are the most common kind of surprise party.

Often, a friend in on the surprise will lead the honored person to the location of the party without letting on anything.

However, rebuttal is one of the few vehicles whereby a party may introduce surprise evidence or witnesses.

To the surprise of observers who thought Roosevelt had unstoppable momentum, Taft determined he would not simply step aside for the popular ex-President, despite the diminished support he had in the party.

The historian Rex W. Strickland argued that the Apache had come to the meeting with their own intentions of attacking Johnson's party, but were taken by surprise.

A terrified Waller realized he was the " surprise guest " at Capone's birthday party, and took comfort that the gangsters didn't intend to kill him.

Upon their return to the site today known as " Mission Vieja ," the party excavated the bells and constructed a new arbor ; the original wooden cross was, to their surprise, still standing.

The daring plan involved a party of thirty hand-picked men, guided by one William Francis, a member of the garrison who knew a path to the castle, making a difficult ascent up the north face of the Castle Rock and taking the garrison by surprise.

This live-to-tape segment comprised all cast members and occasional surprise celebrities dancing before a 1960s " Mod " party backdrop, delivering one-and two-line jokes interspersed with a few bars of dance music ( later adopted on The Muppet Show, which had a recurring segment that is similar to " The Cocktail Party " with absurd moments from characters ).

By now all chance of a reunion between the Liberals and Liberal Unionists had disappeared, and it was no great surprise when leading Liberal Unionists joined Salisbury's new administration in 1895 following the heavy electoral defeat inflicted on the Liberal party.

In early April 2006, Harris told the Tampa Tribune that some of her ex-campaign staffers and the national Republican party were deliberately sabotaging her campaign by " putting knives in her back " and had warned her that if she did not back out of the campaign, she would get an " April surprise ".

Manley, who may have been taken by surprise by the maneuver, led his party in a boycott of the elections, and so the Jamaica Labour Party won all seats in parliament against only marginal opposition in six of the sixty electoral constituencies.

With four hundred men, he attacked about one hundred and fifty of Walker's party, taking them also by surprise ; but was beaten back with loss.

On 6 November, a party of between 50 and 150 Ngati Haua Kingites were routed in a surprise attack by 1, 000 troops at Mahoetahi.

With four hundred men, he attacked about one hundred and fifty of Walker's party, taking them also by surprise ; but was beaten back with loss.

To the surprise of many, party leader Seán MacBride picked Browne to be one of the party's two ministers in the Government.

Slightly inebriated from the office party, Johnny confronts Mrs. Carlson at her home, at which point she admits to Johnny that WKRP was meant to be a liability to her business empire for tax write-off purposes ; the surprise format change was meant to undo the station's unexpected affluence.