The exception was in late 1990, he said, when Iraq's invasion of Kuwait caused the price of oil to jump unexpectedly, and the economy slipped into recession.

After he declared his candidacy for governor in 1994, Mr. Bush was jolted when his brother unexpectedly jumped into the race for governor of Texas.

He often jumps out of nowhere unexpectedly, scaring the other knights.

Factory orders jumped unexpectedly in January and backlogs surged, the Commerce Department said today, offering evidence that manufacturing might be picking up after months of weakness.

Yahoo, where first-quarter revenues jumped unexpectedly thanks to rapid growth in its personals business, is aggressively pursuing people in their 20's.

As more and more frames were lost due to multiple re-splicing and general damage, so the action would unexpectedly jump forward whilst the film was being watched.

At a given moment he unexpectedly jumped to the side and my momentum carried me for about twenty yards further.

The pro-death penalty vote jumped unexpectedly today when a Democratic Assemblyman, Edward Abramson of Queens, switched his vote.

Japan's unemployment rate jumped unexpectedly in July while prices and consumer spending continued to decline, raising a note of doubt on the strength of the economic recovery here.

Watterson based some of Hobbes's characteristics, especially his playfulness and attack instinct, on his own pet cat, Sprite, who is known to unexpectedly jump out of nowhere.