A great many writers are bewitched by the apparently overwhelming advantage an attacker would have if he were to strike with complete surprise using nuclear rockets.

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.

So it is no surprise that the science of acoustics spreads across so many facets of our society — music, medicine, architecture, industrial production, warfare and more.

Of great surprise to many fans was a brand new color scheme ; apparently the original colors used by the franchise since Major League Baseball awarded it to Jerry Colangelo's ownership group in 1995 were to be discontinued.

This came as no surprise, since Abdallah had already demonstrated his affection for his grandson in many ways, namely by allowing him to live in his own tower ( something he did not allow for any of his sons ), and allowing him to sit on the throne on some festive occasions.

The results of the election came as a surprise to many, including Attlee, when they were announced on 26 July.

The CPAN has grown so large and comprehensive over the years that many people learning Perl seem to elevate it to a sort of mythical status, and express surprise when they begin to encounter topics for which a CPAN module doesn't exist already.

To the surprise of many, Caligula was spared by Tiberius.

It may be associated with deception, stealth, and / or treachery due to the ease of concealment and surprise that someone could inflict with one on an unsuspecting victim, and indeed many assassinations have been carried out with the use of a dagger, including that of Julius Caesar.

The Turks, having seized the summit of the mountain, and the French ( both soldiers and pilgrims ) having been taken by surprise, there was little hope of escape: those who tried were caught and killed, and many men, horses and baggage were cast into the canyon below the ridge.

Then, in 1974, he appeared as one of many special narrators in the surprise hit of the year That's Entertainment!

This naming was followed up with many Gothic novels often set in Gothic buildings, with the action taking place in castles, abbeys, convents and monasteries, many of them in ruins, evoking “ feelings of fear, surprise, confinement ”.

Having gained thirty pounds since his Burrito days from Southern food and excessive alcohol consumption, it came as a surprise to many when Parsons was enthusiastically signed to Reprise Records by Mo Ostin in mid-1972.

As with many of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, a surprise twist changes everything dramatically near the end of the story.

Based in the Everglades of Florida, Osceola and his band used surprise attacks to defeat the U. S. Army in many battles.

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.

To the surprise of many, she decided not to seek re-election to the senate in 1989.

Their toppling of the RPCR ( that was until then seen as the only voice of New Caledonian whites ) was a surprise to many, and a sign that the society of New Caledonia is undergoing changes.

To the surprise of many of the ethnic Germans in Opole however, the local Polish Silesian population and groups of ethnic Poles also rose to oppose the planned reforms ; this came about as a result of an overwhelming feel of attachment to the voivodeships that were planned to be ‘ redrawn ’ as well as a fear of ‘ alienation ’ should one find themselves residing in a new, unfamiliar region.

He expresses great surprise and admiration at their freshness, after the lapse of so many centuries.

Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur ; however, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact.

To the surprise of many, he was at the throttle of the very first MU ( Multiple-Unit ) train to depart Lackawanna Terminal in Hoboken, driving the train all the way to Dover.

And with over 40 distinct ethnic groups with each their own culture and even more languages, it doesn't come as a surprise that Thai cuisine, as a whole, is extremely varied and features many different ingredients and ways of preparing food.

To the surprise of many who saw him as a respectable poet and decorator from that point on he threw himself wholeheartedly into the nascent Socialist movement, becoming co-author of the Social Democratic Federation manifesto.

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.

To their surprise, Leon has arrived and forms a truce with the two and Richie ( feeling bad for his new friends poor treatment ) is driving the train.

* On December 16, 2010, the final episode of Larry King Live aired on CNN, with Ryan Seacrest and Bill Maher acting as co-masters of ceremonies, and surprise appearances by President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton, and network news anchors Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric and Brian Williams, among others.

He nominated his Board of Inspectors for the prisons but to his surprise they refused to appoint his choice for warden, Richard White.

That Chaplin was unprepared to remain abroad, or that the revocation of his right to re-enter the United States was a surprise to him, may be apocryphal: An anecdote in some contradiction is recorded during a broad interview with Richard Avedon, celebrated New York portraitist.

At a bar, a local loan shark named Michael ( Richard Romanus ), comes looking for Johnny to " pay up ", but to his surprise, Johnny insults him.

Discovering what was happening, Richard decided to attack the French king's forces, catching Philip by surprise.

Henry II's forces took Saintes by surprise and captured much of its garrison, although Richard was able to escape with a small group of soldiers.

In 1875, however, producer Richard D ' Oyly Carte reunited Gilbert and Sullivan to create a one-act piece, Trial by Jury, which became a surprise hit.

Critics have claimed the RAI report to be a fraud because of the inclusion of testimony from Richard Brenneke, who claimed to be a former CIA agent and made several declarations concerning the October surprise conspiracy.

Richard, always the reluctant hero, looked around in surprise for the first few minutes.

For example, President Gerald Ford made a surprise visit to Moon a day after pardoning President Richard M. Nixon on Sept. 9, 1974.

Catching Louis by surprise, Richard asked the committee to divert the $ 25, 000 intended for Omo to new excavations to be conducted under his leadership at Koobi Fora.

However, a surprise attack is launched on their headquarters by Richard, and both are killed.

It is, perhaps, telling that the neutral observer Richard Horne, Bishop of Winchester, reacted with surprise and disdain to Puttenham's appointment as a Justice of the Peace, writing to William Cecil, Lord Burghley hoping that it " be not true, for his evil life is well knowne.

Melody Makers Richard Williams summed up the surprise many felt at the so-called " quiet " Beatle's transformation: All Things Must Pass, he said, provided " the rock equivalent of the shock felt by pre-war moviegoers when Garbo first opened her mouth in a talkie: Garbo talks!

The party had one MP in the House of Commons, Dr Richard Taylor, who won a surprise landslide victory in the 2001 general election standing for the Wyre Forest constituency, which includes Kidderminster.

The Germans were taken by surprise, to the extent that both von Vietinghof, and the parachute division's commander — Richard Heidrich — were away on leave.

Critic Nick Schager wrote, " It would be no surprise to learn that Richard Widmark was a big ' Batman ' fan, as his star-making screen debut in Kiss of Death as grinning, cackling psychopath Tommy Udo ( for which he received an Academy Award nomination ) seems heavily indebted to the Caped Crusader's arch-nemesis The Joker.

His first appearance on Broadway was in Romeo and Juliet opposite Katharine Cornell in 1936, but he made his biggest impact in Shakespeare's Richard II, a production whose unexpected success was the surprise of the 1937 theatre season and allowed Evans to play Hamlet ( 1938 ) ( the first time that the play was performed uncut on the New York stage ), Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1 ( 1939 ), Macbeth ( 1941 ) and Malvolio in Twelfth Night ( 1942 ) opposite the Viola of Helen Hayes, all under the direction of Margaret Webster.

This announcement was a surprise to Strategy First, and was very quickly vetoed by Richard Therrien, VP product development of SFI.

Notable victims were Barbara Windsor, Carol Vorderman, Jill Dando, Dave Lee Travis, Richard Whiteley, Eddie Large, Samantha Janus, Yvette Fielding, Status Quo, and the Queens Park Rangers football club, although in the final series Dale Winton turned the tables on Edmonds with a surprise challenge that ended with a gunging.

* 29 October 1960-Carmen McRae, Pete Murray, Nancy Spain, Richard Wyler ( surprise guest-Ted Taylor )

When they arrive, Kit brings Mimi along to surprise her fiance, Dylan ( Richard Voll ).

The radical nature of this proposal has provoked surprise in some quarters ; Richard Banks of the AOU urges caution before any of Hanson's proposals are accepted.

The British General Richard Haking's battle plan called for infantry to rush past the first line of German trenches in a surprise attack during broad daylight, following an artillery bombardment, and to advance a total of about 400 metres to a secondary line.

He then got a wildcard entry at the Malaysian Open and made a surprise win over Lleyton Hewitt 7 – 6 6 – 3 in the first round before losing to Richard Gasquet 6 – 4, 6 – 7 ( 1 ), 2 – 6.