11.   It was such a logical counterattack for ABC that the only surprise was that it took three months to announce.

12.   My only surprise came when I ripped up the old fir deck.

13.   Odd as that was, it was not the only surprise of Buenos Aires.

14.   Pease was not the only surprise on Wednesday.

15.   Praline tarts are the only surprise in an uninventive dessert repertory that is stocked with creme caramel and riz au lait.

16.   Several executives who have watched her career said Monday that the only surprise was that she was named to head Hewlett-Packard and not Lucent.

17.   That engine is the only surprise the Millenia offers.

18.   That was not the only surprise Friday.

19.   The end had seemed like a foregone conclusion for several rounds and the only surprise was that it went as long as it did.

20.   The only surprise is how quickly Batesole has pumped life back into a program left for dead.