Example sentences of "[coord] that [is] hardly surprising " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sounds a bit nervous to me , and that 's hardly surprising . |
| 2 | Clough said : ‘ We have expressed an interest in Webb but that 's hardly surprising . |
| 3 | ( The 900 is already universally recognised as one of the world 's safest cars , but that 's hardly surprising knowing how stringent the safety standards are in the aircraft industry . ) |
| 4 | PAUL JOHNSON SALES assistant Paul Johnson is up to the minute when it comes to fashion but that 's hardly surprising . |
| 5 | But that 's hardly surprising , Peter . |
| 6 | ‘ He seems to have surrounded himself with every comfort ; but that is hardly surprising , if he has stayed here all the week for ten years . ’ |
| 7 | The 166 husbands whose occupations are recorded do not cover quite such a range of trades as the fathers — 64 as opposed to 76 — but that is hardly surprising since they are much more concentrated in a number of particular trades . |