41.   Last week, he was taken by surprise by the first barrage of television ads from his chief rival, Roberto Madrazo, that exploited that perception.

42.   Lopez said he was taken by surprise when the teacher asked him to point out the parts of a sentence on the chalkboard.

43.   Most commentators and politicians were taken by surprise by the recent challenges to globalization.

44.   Not since the divorce between Drew Barrymore and that bartender guy have I been so taken by surprise.

45.   Officials said the Pakistani soldiers had been taken by surprise, after a drawn-out negotiation with local tribesmen to turn over the suspected terrorists.

46.   Officials acknowledged that they were taken by surprise by the move Sunday, which also reinstated former Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin.

47.   One holder who evidently was taken by surprise by the latest run-up was Charles T. Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.

48.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, evidently taken by surprise by the announcement, rushed out a statement late Thursday night vowing to block the plan.

49.   Q. Employees at some failed dot-coms say they were taken by surprise when time ran out.

50.   Russian politicians from the Kremlin on down appeared to have been taken by surprise.