pleasant surprise

collocation in English

meaningsofpleasantandsurprise

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pleasant
adjective
uk
/ˈplez.ənt/us
/ˈplez.ənt/
enjoyable, attractive, friendly, or easy ...
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surprise
noun
uk
/səˈpraɪz/us
/sɚˈpraɪz/
an ...
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(Definition ofpleasantandsurprisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Critically, the event need not be negative or traumatic aspleasantsurprisecan elicit distinctive processing.
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It therefore comes as apleasantsurprisethat (under an additional assumption on a and b) such a measure exists and can be described quite explicitly.
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Montejo's book was apleasantsurprise, shaking me out of my cynical distance and reminding me of the earnest real-world relevance our work can have.
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Thepleasantsurprisecoming from the study of the protein folding problem is that to a large extent these two complexities cancel each other out, rather than add!
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I have good news and apleasantsurprisefor her.
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I listened to it with somepleasantsurprise.
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It that proves true, it will be apleasantsurprise.
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To the council'spleasantsurprise, during the year it received the small sum of £17,000 in housing support grant.
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I am still waiting for thatpleasantsurprise.
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He must wait and see, and he may get apleasantsurprise.
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I hope that he is going to give us all a verypleasantsurprisethis afternoon.
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It is always apleasantsurpriseto find that one's worst fears are not realised and that the situation is much better than expected.
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However, in some cases, to thepleasantsurpriseof industrial employers, the grant exceeded the levy.
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If she has the genuine interests of universities, taxpayers and students at heart, she will have apleasantsurprisewhen she sees those proposals unveiled.
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Some of it has been a source ofpleasantsurprise, but some of it has caused me a good deal of alarm.
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I never invite amendments; they always come as apleasantsurprise.
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It will be apleasantsurprisenot only to me but to the many people who have advised me on this matter.
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