Trading was surprisingly brisk on the day before a holiday weekend, with 159.8 million shares changing hands.

For the next to last day of the year, Mr. Sullivan said, trading was surprisingly brisk.

Since he began selling the cards earlier this fall, Mr. Johnson says sales have been surprisingly brisk.

But a developer who knows his or her niche can do surprisingly brisk business.

The voice of the astronomer sounded surprisingly brisk.

They did a surprisingly brisk trade, although mostly on the little things, the ewers and basins, china dogs, trays of ancient photographs.

For such a huge man, his pace was surprisingly brisk.

The pace is surprisingly brisk, in view of the heat of the white-hot sun, which also bleaches nearly all color from the world.

Once underway, however, the electric motor takes over and provides surprisingly brisk acceleration.

On the other hand, the baseball fantasy for children, "Angels in the Outfield," has been doing surprisingly brisk business.