101. U.S. officials apparently were taken by surprise at the swiftness of the Serb success in Srebrenica. 102. Tropical Storm Allison killed more people and caused greater damage than expected because people were taken by surprise, a top federal official said Tuesday. 103. He told the domestic news agency SAPA that he had been taken by surprise by what he termed an unusual step in an economy that was slowing down. 104. He said the military rank-and-file were taken by surprise by the decision. 105. Buckingham Palace appeared to be taken by surprise by the announcement. 106. Egypt was taken by surprise by the Libyan flight to Jeddah and has not publicly confirmed that the plane crossed its airspace. 107. Even Dole campaign chiefs were reportedly taken by surprise by the secret mission to the Perot campaign. 108. Even Dole campaign chiefs were reportedly taken by surprise by the secret mission to the Perot campaign while the Clinton camp were puzzled. 109. The preventative tactics followed violent scenes two years ago when police appeared to have been taken by surprise by the scale and spontaneity of the protests. 110. Western diplomatic sources here said the Serbs appeared to have been taken by surprise by an offensive which may originally have been little more than a probing attack. |