"Thank you all for this," he said in a voice that sounded surprisingly vigorous.

Sure enough, a surprisingly vigorous push raised my hand by several inches.

Martyn protested in a surprisingly vigorous tone.

But ratification has run into a surprisingly vigorous grass-roots opposition in these countries, representing a revolt among sizable numbers of the project's supposed core constituency.

The answer, at least that suggested in several interviews with such proponents, all of whom conceded that wrongful executions occur, is a surprisingly vigorous yes.

The new growth rate was surprisingly vigorous for a nation in recession.

After contracting by 5.1 percent last year, the territory's economy is in the midst of a surprisingly vigorous recovery.

Just how and why loyalties could shift so dramatically have set off a surprisingly vigorous local debate.

He may not be swayed by the surprisingly vigorous criticism in the Russian press of Mr. Khodorkovsky's arrest.

He was a thin old man but he moved with an energy that, while not youthful, was surprisingly vigorous.