"Now, that's an unexpected boon," said René happily, scribbling harder.

It makes moral judgments about the great nations that are seen by Western diplomats as a stunning, unexpected boon for the Soviet Union.

Anspach saw the proposal as an unexpected boon, as it allowed him to accomplish several of his goals at once.

But the time lag is an unexpected boon.

One unexpected boon has been the extensive media attention showered upon the children by television crews, photographers and reporters.

In the meantime, the show might be an unexpected boon to the museum, whose attendance last year was 70,000.

But rather than being an unexpected boon to the spy world, the defection nearly shook the agency to its foundation.

The bedside reading lamps were large and bright, an unexpected boon.

The homeliest of the bunch, however, has turned out to be a wholly unexpected boon.

Mr. Kerry's aides have treated the reports about the explosives as an unexpected boon in the waning days of the campaign.