Gotye (who was born Wouter De Backer, in Belgium, in 1980) has yet to repeat the single's international success, but I've always thought it exhibited a surprising emotional sophistication, or at least a very sharp ear for a certain kind of nostalgia.
The aforementioned seven-minute scene demonstrates a surprising degree of sophistication, particularly in shot perspective and the arrangement of foreground and background elements.
WASHINGTON — Senior Taliban leaders, showing a surprising level of sophistication and organization, are using their sanctuary in Pakistan to stoke a widening campaign of violence in northern and western Afghanistan, senior American military and intelligence officials say.
Both birds bring a surprising level of sophistication to the conflict.
The cards have been very successful and have evolved steadily to a surprising level of sophistication; however, we may be just at the point when the smart card makes a momentous and assumption-shaking leap forward.
"It was quite surprising, the level of sophistication of the people I met".
One survey also outlined a domestic market that is growing rapidly in sophistication, perhaps not surprising for a country that is now the fourth-largest wine producer in the world (behind France, Italy and Spain).
The errors in judgment and procedure by Brynwood Partners seem to belie a lack of sophistication that is surprising.
In the summer of 2006, during fighting between Israeli and Hezbollah forces, the militant group fired hundreds of missiles into Israel, surprising Israel with the extent and sophistication of its arsenal.
"Repeated attacks and continued innovation from this group have been used to target other industries, including the financial sector," said Huss. "Therefore it would not be surprising to see this level of sophistication aimed at ICS-related organizations".
