Sentence examples for verdict surprised from inspiring English sources

Nonetheless, the verdict surprised investors.

IT WAS arguably Indonesia's trial of the century, and the verdict surprised many.

With no little foreboding Boycott and Gooch began to pad up but when Hughes at last delivered his verdict he surprised them by taking first knock.

In a verdict that surprised no one, the Chaoyang District Court on Friday rejected Mr. Ai's argument that Chinese tax authorities had violated their own procedures when they raided his home studio last year and then bundled him off for nearly three months of interrogation.

The verdict will surprise advocates who were steeling themselves for an acquittal.

Even so King's overall verdict was: "Pleasantly surprised.

The verdict's style surprised listeners who were expecting a rundown of the indictment's eight counts, with "guilty" or "not guilty" attached to each defendant's name.

JP's verdict: "I am surprised he has been included, given that he rejected the chance to be on standby for England at Euro 2012.

It was a verdict that seemingly surprised no one, though it outraged many.

Ding Xikui, one of the lawyers hired to represent Chen Kegui, said he was disappointed by the verdict but not especially surprised.

He told Ars that he was "disappointed, but not surprised," with verdict, recognizing that, yeah, things could have been much worse.