Their current position is surprising, for all the summer comings and goings, but not worrying.
Which is surprising for any of us with Thompson Twins cover art on their wall.
Ms. Goldberg, he said, "is a great businesswoman, which is surprising for an actress".
Mr. Obama's higher-than-expected approval rating is surprising for two reasons.
Which is surprising for the leading man with perhaps the most bristling screen presence since Daniel Day-Lewis.
If Mr. Doherty's late-middle-age incarnation -- he's 59 -- is surprising for a veteran rocker, it's not unique.
"It has a modern quality that is surprising for a 17th-century still life," said Keith Christiansen, a curator of European paintings at the Met.
That Mr. Wagoner has brought improved relations with Wall Street and has begun to re-emphasize design is surprising for another reason.
On the face of it, his lack of renown is surprising, for he had some prominent supporters, including Marianne Moore and Richard Wilbur and Ted Hughes and Amy Clampitt.
