Sentence examples for surprising act from inspiring English sources

The movie ends with a surprising act of renunciation.

The creation of Channel 4, in its time, was the brilliant and surprising act of a newly elected Conservative government.

Yet Mr Kim, in a surprising act of contrition, also apologised for the kidnapping of a number of Japanese citizens decades ago by North Korean agents.

She begins in wobble-headed flurry; she ends with a surprising act of stealth – an extraordinary, justified, undisclosable addition to the play.

The Tories and Labour have swapped clothes | Polly Toynbee In a surprising act of political cross-dressing, Labour's document stressed fiscal responsibility while the Tories' was chock-full of spending commitments funded with a large dose of wishful thinking.

In a surprising act of contrition, the North's Mr Kim apologised to Mr Koizumi for the kidnapping of a number of Japanese citizens decades ago by North Korean agents.

One of her most surprising acts at the International Monetary Fund has been an about-face on austerity.

The doctor, whom Warrick interviewed, describes a very moody person, capable of horrific acts of violence but also surprising acts of kindness, especially toward those who were weak.

One of the few coastal night clubs between San Francisco and Oregon, the Caspar attracts surprising acts, including the English Beat, Fishbone and international reggae bands.

" 'The speed of the pack is determined by the pace of the leader.' " Steinbrenner's rule, like those of many despots, is marked by surprising acts of kindness.

But Dan Brucker, a spokesman for Metro-North, said that the railroad's customers were known to commit surprising acts of honesty.