The announcement by the chairman of the Nobel Committee took the world by surprise.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

"So it is within that general framework of a romantic comedy that is going to end happily, we create the little moments that catch people by surprise."

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

The choice for the 2009 Peace Prize took the world by surprise.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Kasab had caught his lawyer by surprise when confessed in court.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

Earlier this week, Kasab took lawyers by surprise when he changed his plea to guilty and admitted that he sprayed gunfire at Mumbai's main train station after arriving in the city from Pakistan with other nine other gunmen.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23