1.   Analysts were caught off guard by the Trigon offer.

2.   Analysts were also caught off guard by the lack of detail about the implementation procedure.

3.   Any analyst can be caught by surprise.

4.   Both the consumer confidence and home sales reports caught analysts by surprise.

5.   Halla used the presentation to explain to investors why his company did something as unpredictable as buying Cyrix, which caught many analysts by surprise.

6.   It means that losers can be winners, analysts are caught off guard and explanations of what is occurring sometimes must be given with a shrug of the shoulders.

7.   News of the buyback plan caught some analysts by surprise.

8.   One analyst got caught in the whiplash.

9.   Some analysts were caught by surprise as Microsoft unveiled a more conservative policy of recognizing revenue.

10.   The announcement caught industry analysts off guard.