Not only was the Missouri referendum's failure largely unexpected, but the margin of defeat, 34 percentage points, also surprised state education and elected officials.

They claimed that the historical relation between inflation and unemployment was due to the fact that past inflationary episodes had been largely unexpected.

After nearly a decade of unsurpassed and largely unexpected growth, the real estate market has gone into a decline.

The largely unexpected reduction in the court award left the plaintiffs struggling to put the best face on what was a deflating end to their long battle.

The stoppage proved a largely unexpected success.

The tornado was largely unexpected and the storm that produced it did not display features of a typical severe storm.

It is true, nonetheless, that Liddell's success in the Olympic 400m was largely unexpected.

Thus, their problems were largely unexpected, he said.

The expense was largely unexpected and not covered by this fiscal year's budget, Mr. Ryan said.

It is an impact, Mr. Kilby said, that was largely unexpected.