The Syrians and other Council members were caught off guard.
Nevertheless, elected officials and community members were caught off guard when the scope of the losses were made public earlier this year.
After Goldsmith's reading, panelists and audience members were reportedly caught "off their guard," and the conference ended early.
In Washington, members of the Administration and Congress were caught off guard by the policy paper, and many reacted swiftly and harshly.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon, Bernard H. Mendik, the group's interim chairman, told members -- many of whom were caught off guard by the news -- that he had decided to create the Midtown East District Management Association, to start operations on Jan . 1
Members of the organizing committee were caught off guard by the I.O.C. announcement, but city officials, politicians and organizers maintain such a situation is unthinkable if the climate remains as is.
Some members of Mueller's team appear caught off guard by how thoroughly the president has used Barr's letter to claim total victory, as the limited information about their work has been weaponized in the country's highly polarized political environment, according to people familiar with their responses.
Teagan described how members of the Refuge team were caught off guard by the wave of mainstream publicity around Yelp's news.
As much as you can, try to gradually roll out the change your team is required to make and give team members notice, so they aren't caught off guard.
Some members of Mueller's team appear caught off guard by how effectively the president has used Barr's letter to claim total victory, as the limited information about their work has been weaponized in the country's highly polarized political environment, according to people familiar with their responses.
