Example sentences of "we [vb mod] not be surprised that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps we should not be surprised that Parliament is closing down for so long . |
| 2 | As laicisation has forced religion from community to private practice , we should not be surprised that so few people know how to mourn together and share common griefs . |
| 3 | If our legal system allows companies the ability to make profits and trade unions to bargain collectively for wage increases , then we should not be surprised that companies will wish to exploit profit opportunities and trade unions secure higher wages whenever possible , however inconvenient at times that may be to the government . |
| 4 | Signs in use for many referents reflect one or two of these properties , and thus we should not be surprised that comparisons of sign lists result in such a high degree of similarity , as the appearance , movement , and use of an object can be expected to be similar across different cultures . |
| 5 | From what I have suggested so far we should not be surprised that a recent authoritative and comprehensive review of child abuse research commented that : As we have seen , research itself , like policy and practice , has increasingly become surrounded by controversy over questions of definition and the most appropriate form that approaches and interventions should take . |
| 6 | Of course , we should not be surprised that pressure groups pursue self-interested aims — that is usually why they are created . |
| 7 | It was by writing history in Greek that Fabius Pictor revolutionized history in Rome ; we need not be surprised that he also used Greek sources when they were available , such as Diocles of Peparethus on Romulus ( Plut . |
| 8 | Speaking from behind a barred gate and protected by armed guards the unnamed brother said : ‘ We would n't be surprised that because of that book someone sought retribution , and has tried to take out all Ian 's seed , which is a Middle Eastern style of doing things . |
| 9 | After what we saw and felt last night , we can not be surprised that Sir Charles died of fright . |