BG: The introduction on stage 18 of the tight, twisting and picturesque Lacets de Montvernier climb for the first time was a big and pleasant surprise.
One big (and pleasant) surprise has been the way in which ultra-easy monetary policy has not led to an increase in current inflation, though it has inflated asset prices.
"I guess the biggest, most pleasant surprise, if you'd call it that, was how receptive members of Congress are to come here to the White House to talk about how we can work together," Mr. Bush said on Friday.
"I remember her as outgoing and fun, a big woman, very pleasant," he said.
The proposed new bite will swallow big chunks of pleasant suburban Essex, Kent, and Surrey, who will suddenly become Londoners.
We stayed in one of the bright little secluded cabins with fireplaces, kitchens, nice big porches and pleasant décor.
He's young, big, good-looking, pleasant, verbally unforthcoming; the sort of man you'd pin your hopes on before you realised you'd mistaken reticence for passivity.
A big and very pleasant surprise was seeing Eric Cantor, the House Majority leader, at the dinner.
But China's revolution now is of an entirely different sort.After earning multiple awards and huge audiences, "Xi Yangyang" ("Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf") is being forced to change its winning formula, which has included copious amounts of callous cartoon violence.
Some believe this ban was a major factor in the success of the TV show "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf," China's most popular cartoon franchise, produced by Hong Kong-based Toon Express.
