11.   The move surprised some analysts, though the government had been reviewing ways to liberalize the telecom market and lower business costs.

12.   The move surprised economists, who had expected the Bank of England to hold rates steady.

13.   The move surprised many observers, who had expected European Union nations to back European Monetary Institute President Wim Duisenberg.

14.   The move surprised many.

15.   The move surprised some analysts because AOL U.K. had introduced Netscape Online, a subscription-free service similar to Freeserve, with considerable fanfare only a month ago.

16.   The move also surprised Bill McLaughlin, general manager of Valley Greyhound Park in Harlingen.

17.   The move surprised investors and analysts, not least because little-known Associated barely mentioned the operation in a quarterly report filed last week.

18.   The move surprised other Fifth Avenue merchants, especially when he moved up the avenue just weeks later to become vice president and general merchandise manager at Bergdorf Goodman.

19.   The move did not surprise analysts.

20.   The move has surprised some, including former Dole pollster Neil Newhouse.