Sentence examples for ruling surprised from inspiring English sources

The ruling surprised human rights advocates, who have grown accustomed to the government's harsh treatment of dissidents.

Ralph Thompson had told me beforehand that Stòras Uibhist's attorneys were confident they would prevail, but, even so, the scope of the ruling surprised him.

The ruling surprised many of those in the courtroom, and Troopers Hogan and Kenna appeared emotional as the judge read his decision.

The ruling surprised many because it contradicted the advice of the European Union's advocate general who said last year that search engines were not obliged to honour such requests.

And he blamed President Obama for the ruling (surprise!), because he had not shown "leadership" on immigration policy.

Alfonso Lopez, who was Mr. Uribe's defense lawyer, said the fallout from Judge Bryan's ruling had surprised him.

The ruling also surprised other lead-poisoning researchers.

Jim Zeigler, a lawyer who represented the Mobile Republican Assembly, a conservative grass-roots group, and other conservatives who sued to block the law, said he was disappointed in the ruling but not surprised because the Supreme Court ruled two weeks ago in favor of even broader restrictions on campaign donations.

Mr. Edney said he was disappointed by the military panel's ruling but not surprised.

Conservatives outraged by his ruling might be surprised that he was appointed to his judgeship by President Ronald Reagan and his oath of office was administered by Robert H. Bork, the conservative who was Judge Korman's early mentor.

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