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But turn around and you will see a stark simplicity that may take you aback: a gown that resembles nothing so much as a 1960s abstract painting.
IN a curious stroke of timing, Mayor Koch has formally sought the advice of major developers in the city on how to pick up the pace of housing construction at the very time that a formidably qualified committee of developers, former housing officials, nonprofit producers and others has given him advice that may take him aback.
Fans, though, may be taken aback by this one's tone.
Older taxpayers may be taken aback when they start to fill out their 1989 income tax forms.
Open Mon-Sat 11am-midnight You may be taken aback when you encounter this tiny local bar.
(Anyone who enjoyed Franco in Eat Pray Love, with Julia Roberts, may be taken aback by the extreme nature of the material).
People flying Ryanair to Frankfurt, for instance, may be taken aback to realize that they have landed sixty miles away.
American visitors to Brixton Road may be taken aback by the absence of lost souls warming their hands on pavement braziers.
(American parents may be taken aback by a scene in "My Neighbor Totoro" in which the girls happily bathe with their naked father).
Those of you who take advantage of restaurant meal offers may be taken aback that the final bill ends up being twice the amount you bargained for.
