But in a surprising turnaround, enrollments for private Portuguese classes have tripled, to 1,000, since 2002.
Conversely, teams that have made surprising turnarounds into playoff contenders could be rewarded.
As with Moscow's agreement to on-site inspections in the medium-range missile talks, this is a surprising and welcome turnaround.
It's also a surprising turnaround for this vegetable that masquerades as a fruit and is often merely pie filling.
As expected, Wenzel has tried to avoid taking full credit for perhaps the most surprising turnaround in college basketball this season.
Can the never-nervous Angels complete one of the most surprising turnarounds in history, from 41 games out of first place to a championship?
But according to market participants, the market's surprising turnaround yesterday does not mean that the recent selloff is over.
This year, however, there's been a surprising turnaround.
On the stock market, the intense volatility of the last few days continued today in spite of the surprising turnaround.
With the surprising turnaround in the economy, the predictions of earnings growth this year have surged.