But the surprising part of the budget was the extent to which it also challenged Republican priorities.

The surprising part was that Taran'atar seemed to be talking back.

The surprising part is that the room is in a trailer.

The surprising part was that, in spite of it, she didn't seem able to relax completely.

The surprising part is that all three hits were home runs.

For us, the most surprising part of the story was that this particular teacher wasn't one of the predators we'd already heard about.

That the boy had made the switch was the surprising part.

Perhaps the most surprising part of the emerging story is the military's reasoning.

The surprising part for Ryan was that the fire still burned.

The only surprising part, though, was that he dispensed with the pretense.