41.   Some companies were hit harder than others, which also surprised analysts because they had expected the regulator to order uniform reductions.

42.   Some analysts were little surprised by the drop in half-year earnings and by the full-year profit warning.

43.   Still, its inclusion in the bill surprised some analysts.

44.   That announcement surprised industry analysts, who had been predicting that Sprint would continue its solid growth of the last year.

45.   That kind of rotation in leadership, which has contributed to increasing parity in the market in recent months, has surprised many analysts.

46.   The acquisition surprised many analysts.

47.   The announcement clearly surprised financial analysts who follow the hotel industry.

48.   The announcement surprised many analysts who had expected the company to lower estimates.

49.   The biggest loser was Frontier Insurance Group, which surprised analysts by suffering a loss in the third quarter because of medical malpractice claims in Florida.

50.   The brisk customer growth surprised some analysts by exceeding that of Verizon Communications, the former Bell Atlantic, when it launched long-distance service last year in New York.