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Still, it was seen as a surprising step at a time when Apple's retail stores continue to thrive.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of I. M. Pei's East Building, the National Gallery of Art in Washington is taking a surprising step.

Given historical and deep-seated Mexican suspicions about American involvement in its energy sector, this treaty is a surprising step forward for joint production of what are likely to be major oil and gas opportunities.

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 37% of 70 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 4.3 out of 10, and the critical consensus "It won't earn the franchise many new fans, but Saw VI is a surprising step up for what has become an intricately grisly annual tradition".

But to mark its 40th anniversary during the weekend of Oct. 18 to 20, the Cincinnati Ballet took a more surprising step.

Consumer advocates hailed the settlement as an important and somewhat surprising step by the Bush administration, which has staked out a position on many antitrust issues seen as favorable to business interests.

David Bowie Heathen (Iso) **** £14.99 Earlier this month, David Bowie took the surprising step of penning an article for a national newspaper, defending his taste in music.

WASHINGTON — In the federal government's efforts to help farmers and ranchers survive this year's devastating drought, perhaps the most surprising step has been a dose of support for struggling producers of catfish.

Jean Schmidt then took the surprising step of writing a letter to David Krikorian, deploring his conduct and intolerant attitude.

In it, Brahms had taken the surprising step to write out a two-minute piano piece," Mr Wright said.

As a result of his threats, officials in Islamabad took the surprising step yesterday of asking the Swiss authorities to reopen a series of old money-laundering allegations against Mr Zardari, a move which opens the prospect of the sitting President facing a criminal investigation.