1.   Most staffers were surprised to hear another office required aides to keep mum even after they had left the Hill.

2.   Practicing architects and engineers, while not surprised to hear the call for more stable buildings, said that if heeded, the implications could be profound.

3.   There was perhaps no one more surprised to hear about the scare than The Bill himself.

4.   This was improper, even if a cynical public will not be surprised to hear of such favors being done for the rich.

5.   When he got back, Reeves was surprised to hear about some of the things Meggett had said of him and responded to them during a recent interview.

6.   Many were surprised to hear that the student protests had spread nationwide.

7.   So relatives and neighbors were to surprised to hear that he blew himself up in a cafe in Tel Aviv, killing three women.