51.   Forbes briefly led the pack of Republican contenders after surprise victories in Delaware and Arizona but eventually failed to sustain enough interest.

52.   It also pulled off a surprise victory in the eastern province of Kangwon, which has traditionally supported the ruling camp.

53.   Alliance of the two opposition parties also contributed to the surprise victory, they said.

54.   Commentators agreed the alliance had led to the surprise victory.

55.   Drane and Hanson became close political allies shortly after the federal election in March last year where Hanson pulled off a surprise victory as an independent candidate.

56.   It pulled off a surprise victory in the eastern province of Kangwon, which has traditionally supported the ruling camp.

57.   Ivanisevic now faces promising Czech newcomer Bohdan Ulihrach who notched up a surprise victory over the slumping Andrei Medvedev.

58.   Jospin, who scored a surprise victory in the first round of voting last Sunday, faces Gaullist Paris mayor Jacques Chirac in the run-off.

59.   Overjoyed Latvians on Sunday prepared to welcome home Marija Naumova after her surprise victory at the Eurovision song contest in neighboring Estonia.

60.   The grand finals in Tianjin, for example, saw surprise victories by Europeans over higher-ranked Chinese, raising some hopes of a European come-back.