I say, "This is so fundamentally bogus!" Chris, to my surprise, raises his face from his eyepiece and laughs and nods vigorously.
But an extramarital affair is, to say the least, a surprise, raising questions about whether some other element had been tangled up in the affair, or magnified or even more important than the affair.
All these surprises raise an alternative explanation.
And its many personal touches, combined with pleasant culinary surprises, raise this sprightly little storefront restaurant a few notches above the usual.
That French settlers bested the Mayflower Pilgrims may surprise Americans raised on our foundational myth, but the record is clear.
But the timing of the announcement caught PBS officials by surprise, and raised concerns among producers whose shows are on PBS.
The surprise announcement raised the possibility of ending a diplomatic impasse that has allowed the country's nuclear program to continue for years without international oversight.
The recent public emergence of Mr. Blankfein has taken many Wall Street insiders by surprise — and raised questions about whether the 57-year-old executive, who just celebrated his sixth year at the helm of the company, is now managing his image with an eye to his legacy.
[CNN] Congressman Jerrold Nadler and Daniel L. Squadron, a state senator, said in a joint statement that there were legitimate concerns, such as health conditions, at Zuccotti, but that the surprise eviction raised "a number of serious civil liberties questions that must be answered".
When Tiger Woods announced Tuesday that he would skip next week's United States Open at Congressional Country Club because of a "mild" sprain to his medial collateral ligament and a "mild" strain of his Achilles' tendon, the news came as no surprise and raised more questions than it answered about the extent of the damage to his left leg.
