Example sentences of "it [is] [adv] surprising that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's hardly surprising that some , like Carole , think , think their behaviour is connected to something their child eats , drinks or breathes in . |
| 2 | Since Cube is also producing Del , Yo-Yo and his own material ( his new LP is reputedly incredible ) , it 's hardly surprising that this is n't perfect . |
| 3 | As we grow older and closer to the unanswerable questions concerning our own mortality , it 's hardly surprising that most of us cling more strongly to that which we know and become set in our ways . |
| 4 | Given the thinly disguised mutual suspicion which traditionally exists between economists and sociologists , it is scarcely surprising that most mainstream economists were deeply unhappy at what they regarded as an unjustified yielding of territory to an altogether less rigorous discipline . ) |
| 5 | Given these difficulties , it is hardly surprising that many patients with IBS show signs of neurotic depression and anxiety neurosis . |
| 6 | In these circumstances it is hardly surprising that many lone women parents do not work . |
| 7 | It is hardly surprising that many children eventually acquire a similar attitude towards the relevance of mathematics . |
| 8 | Their origins , their tectonic and metamorphic history , and their structural relations , present geologists with some of the most complex problems to be solved within the science as a whole , and so it is hardly surprising that many universities have research interests here . |
| 9 | Given the influences that shaped their work , it is hardly surprising that many painters , sculptors and architects turned to jewellery design as a natural and legitimate outlet for their creativity . |
| 10 | With their characteristic and pervasive atmosphere of sexuality and sensuality and their erotic tales presented or disguised within verbal play , it is hardly surprising that many have considered " pornography " to be an appropriate term to describe at least a good part of what is found in these fabliaux . |
| 11 | It is hardly surprising that such a large percentage of young people ‘ fail ’ in a situation where school work holds little intrinsic value for them or their parents . |
| 12 | It is hardly surprising that such a powerful event as a revolution is necessary to uproot the social order and destroy these institutions . |
| 13 | It is hardly surprising that such a powerful attack on conventional macroeconomic policy as that outlined in the previous chapter has provoked a number of counter-attacks . |
| 14 | Error and uncertainty are common features of cartographic information , so it is hardly surprising that these aspects are also present in digital versions of analogue maps . |
| 15 | It is hardly surprising that any sensible businessman tries to keep out of court if at all possible . |
| 16 | In a world where , far from becoming ‘ paperless ’ , our output of printed material is doubling every three years it is hardly surprising that any attempt to increase our efficient use of paper is rapidly accepted . |
| 17 | Given their view of the reports as generally descriptive , it is hardly surprising that few teachers felt that having to submit a written report on their school was in any measure a professional threat to them . |
| 18 | It is hardly surprising that some nurses , without wishing to leave the profession to which they are dedicated , should welcome the intellectual challenge of clinical research . |
| 19 | Again , this is a complex notion in itself , so it is hardly surprising that some respondents found it difficult to reply to the questions : Has the conceptual map of your subject changed much in the last decade ? |