This first military resistance group delayed their plans after Hitler's extreme popularity following the unexpectedly rapid success in the battle for France.

Peace talks that began in September, and are continuing in Thailand, have generated unexpectedly rapid progress.

Not only were new jobs created at an unexpectedly rapid pace.

It was for this reason that, when the raid took place, the response had been unexpectedly rapid.

It is being attributed to industry's unexpectedly rapid cut in the production of the chemicals even before international agreements to phase them out took full effect.

He jumped down from the table, nearly keeling over in the unexpectedly rapid drop.

And it said it had unexpectedly rapid growth in its service that sells used books, in competition with eBay's Half.com.

The unexpectedly rapid success of the war in Afghanistan has probably boosted confidence as well.

Goldman executives say privately that the fourth quarter looks even worse unless markets stage an unexpectedly rapid recovery.

For regulators and lawmakers, the merger wave has confronted them with an unexpectedly rapid challenge to how the banking game is played.