Sentence examples for caught somewhat from inspiring English sources

Like many other industries, translation businesses were caught somewhat unprepared for America's new war on terrorism.

Walker deliberately picked his fight with the unions and was caught somewhat by surprise when his move to restrict collective bargaining rights erupted into protests that have kept Wisconsin in a state of political polarization around Walker ever since.

Caught somewhat on the hop by Winston Churchill's announcement that the war in Europe was over - and limited by wartime rationing - those first VE Day celebrations were more spontaneous affairs.

"It caught investors somewhat off guard," Mr. Wallace said.

Mostly females were caught — a somewhat typical pattern, wherein females are caught first.

Even last year's big hit, "Ally McBeal" from Fox, caught her somewhat by surprise based on the pilot.

Unsurprisingly, the authorities offer a more positive assessment, although the tally of geese caught fell somewhat short of the 2,000 they had predicted before the roundup.

Susan Hough, a USGS seismologist in Pasadena, Calif., noted that the recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, happened on an unmapped fault and caught scientists somewhat by surprise.

Though the tire construction may look like sinister barricades, it is a form of architecture that has caught on somewhat here in the Southwest; tires are recycled to provide the base for thick walls that are later plastered over.

In New York, the trend has caught on somewhat along Broadway, where theaters have opted for the lucrative practice of taking on corporate names; rechristening, for example, the Selwyn Theater on 42nd Street the American Airlines Theater -- for $8.5 million over 10 years.

Donegal appeared unprepared for Antrim's positive tactics early on and Neil McGee admits the home side were caught out somewhat.