I am surprised to learn this.

He was surprised to learn this.

I was surprised to hear of his failure.

He was surprised to learn this.

I was surprised to hear of his failure.

And this we should not be surprised to learn

To my surprise, he failed the examination.

I am surprised to learn that 28,000 rivers have already disappeared in the map.

And people are usually surprised to learn that there aren't.

And it won't surprise you to learn that the answer is pretty dangerous.

You may be surprised to learn that there is water on the surface of our Sun.

Now you may be surprised to know that smart people can keep 120 things straight in their head.

It's quite interesting, you hear all sorts of things which you didn't know and it's always a bit of a surprise.

You may be surprised to know that eight speakers yesterday actually mentioned these terms in their talks.

This was a question I put to Mr Bottomley today and which

Madam President, Commissioner, it will come as no surprise to you that I am not satisfied.

They might be just as surprised to learn that health policy is not yet subject to the same approach.

Now, you won't be surprised to learn that the rules in North Korea keep people there in the dark.

History teaches us, including also, unfortunately, the history of our own century, that, apart from the murderous methods of subjugating peoples, one of the most subtle and effective means is depriving them of their own language.

They are all the more surprised to learn that these things are laid down on a national rather than European basis.

It will not be a surprise to you that the Commission cannot agree to the proposed change to a directive, for the following reasons.

I am also totally astonished that the Greens are now suddenly calling on us not to remain true to our principles.

It is not surprising to learn that Chinese milk products which are contaminated by melamine have already been sold in local markets.

Most people are surprised to learn that rigorous application of formal rules of evidence to evaluate medical research and decide on the best treatments is a recent phenomenon.

He was surprised to learn that the number of OSCE employees in Albania is equal to that of the entire staff of the OSCE's Vienna headquarters.

I was extremely surprised to learn that in today' s Europe, political boundaries still prevail when it comes to the organisation of air traffic control.

You may be surprised to know that a child could be saved every 22 seconds if there was breastfeeding in the first six months of life.

Now you may be surprised to know that smart people can keep 120 things straight in their head. Suppose we double the number of influencers from five to 10.

Against this background there would appear to be no reason for the British authorities to notify the Com mission of any impending sale of any of these assets.

Filipinos were surprised and happy to learn that results in most povinces have been transmitted already to the national tabulation center.

But you might be surprised to know that one of the careers that he encourages people to consider, if they have the right abilities and character, is to go into banking or finance.

For that reason we were surprised and disappointed that the Council did not agree with this and spent less than 20 minutes on the question.

I think a lot of parents, meanwhile, will be unsurprised that children feel that they should be able to shop freely on the internet if their pocket money permits.

It is an interesting project in itself because researchers in many countries were surprised to find out that there were other researchers in other countries undertaking similar research as them.

You will be surprised how many of them started studying programs like engineering, almost finished their degrees but do not have the opportunity to continue at universities today.

We are at present in the middle of the dialogue on arms control and disarmament, and the Europeans are unfortunately not sitting at the negotiating table with President Reagan and Secretary General Gorbachev.

Current accounts, trade balances, public spending deficits.

Very often, we are surprised when a country as rich in crude oil as Venezuela slides into a crisis which is grave not only for that country's economy but also for its democracy.

Surprised?

Surprised?

You're surprised.

No.

Surprised, huh?

Finally, I cannot sit down without mentioning, in the context of the pending free movement of capital, the top priority to be given to harmonizing indirect taxation on savings.

It was a surprise a pleasant surprise to hear Commissioner de Palacio yesterday evening inform us in this debate that this proposal is by no means intended for privatisation or liberalisation.