Sentence examples for a surprising statement from inspiring English sources

It is a surprising statement to read in retrospect.

Indeed, in October 1955, a French magazine published a surprising statement by a German critic.

Once, this would have been a surprising statement, particularly to Brent Scowcroft, who might be called a Republican fatalist.

For a 24-year-old, it's a surprising statement, but King has packed a lot into her seven-year professional career.

It was a surprising statement, considering that Mr. Gutiérrez has been making sherry wine all his life in El Puerto de Santa María, one of the three points on the Sherry Triangle.

The Taliban, who often take responsibility for successful assassinations, denied any role in the attack — a surprising statement given the fierce anti-Taliban credentials of Mr. Samangani and some of the other guests.

It was a somewhat surprising statement from Mr. Florio, who in 1992 signed amendments to the state's civil rights law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, making New Jersey only the fifth state in the country with such protections for gays and lesbians.

But our story was prompted by the surprising statement, by a consultant, that some businesses are actually addicted to his colleagues' services.

But then he makes this, to me, very surprising statement: "Almost all journalists, except for a handful of saints, do on occasion sharpen up quotes or slightly shift around times and places to heighten effect.

With a 75-60 victory against the fifth-seeded Florida Gators in the East Rutherford Regional, 12th-seeded Manhattan made the first surprising statement of this year's tournament.

In fact, chapter 5 of On the Origin of Species contains the surprising statement, "There can be little doubt that use in our domestic animals strengthens and enlarges certain parts and disuse diminishes them; and that such modifications are inherited".