Sentence examples for support surprised from inspiring English sources

A boyfriend's support surprised one girl.

The outpouring of support surprised most foreign analysts, perhaps reflecting the popular resentment of military rule.

The support surprised them, especially with so many hunters and shooting clubs nearby.

He said that the crowd support surprised him, that he loved to play in New York, that the atmosphere was "amazing".

After the post began to gather media attention, with the public insisting Miss Odoffin name-and-shame the company in question, the graduate, again, took to Facebook to thank people for their support, surprised her story "exploded and touched/angered a lot of people in way I genuinely could never have imagined".

"The public support surprised a lot of senators and not just the chairman," said the source.

Their support has surprised many in education circles, given states' long tradition of insisting on retaining local control over curriculum.

The very week that Michael R. Bloomberg was elected mayor 17 months ago, with hardly any union support, he surprised many New Yorkers by openly courting municipal labor leaders, knowing that their cooperation could make his life much easier.

Republicans attributed their wide support, which surprised even Representative Tom DeLay of Texas, the chief Republican vote counter, to several factors, including last Friday's agreement by Chinese and European negotiators on terms of China's entry into the trade organization and support for the bill by Taiwan's new president, Chen Shui-bian.

Pakistan's willingness to go after the Taliban, a group it long supported, has surprised many U.S. officials.

13. "The things that you have done for me to help me, support me, surprise me, to make me happy, go above and beyond what any person deserves.