| surprise attack | 13.69 | Both were surprise attacks. | ||
| surprise visit | 11.92 | Young said of his surprise visit. | ||
| surprise move | 11.59 | Nyachae resigned Thursday in a surprise move. | ||
| surprise announcement | 8.82 | He made the surprise announcement on Thursday. | ||
| surprise inspection | 4.94 | Surprise inspections could still prove a problem. | ||
| surprise winner | 4.74 | Reidel was hardly a surprise winner. | ||
| surprise victory | 4.08 | It looked like a surprise victory. | ||
| surprise appearance | 3.29 | One did make a surprise appearance. | ||
| surprise party | 2.83 | Turned out to be a surprise party. | ||
| surprise team | 2.83 | A surprise team? | ||
| surprise decision | 2.37 | The surprise decision came after day-long deliberations. | ||
| surprise choice | 2.17 | The surprise choice? | ||
| surprise ending | 2.04 | The surprise ending is, we won. | ||
| surprise leader | 2.04 | But the Giants are surprise leaders of the NL West. | ||
| surprise cut | 1.97 | A surprise interest rate cut in Europe added to the momentum. | ||
| surprise resignation | 1.84 | The French franc tumbled Friday upon the surprise resignation of Alain Madelin. | ||
| surprise offensive | 1.71 | The KDP has alleged that the PUK has received Iranian backing for its surprise offensive. | ||
| surprise drop | 1.45 | The surprise drop led some traders to conclude the Fed may cut rates soon to stave off a recession. | ||
| surprise guest | 1.45 | A nightcap with Bill Clinton and a few surprise guests. | ||
| surprise package | 1.45 | Zimbabwe will be the surprise package of the tournament. |