Example sentences of "[pron] is [adv] surprising that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you , it is rather surprising that McDonald , a top session man turned star performer , has not established himself as a big noise in Europe . |
| 2 | In the centuries where children were treated like Oliver Twist and worse ; where children were beaten , half-starved , and put to work for sixteen hours a day and more ; it is not surprising that horses were treated no better . |
| 3 | Accepting that the two maps are drawn from entirely different methods and to some extent a different data base of wells it is not surprising that differences in detail are recognised . |
| 4 | Since the latter two specialists do not receive any special training in the sexually transmitted diseases , and neither will notify the cases that they see even if they manage to diagnose them , it is not surprising that chaos ensues . |
| 5 | It is not surprising that phrases do not stick in the mind . |
| 6 | It is not surprising that Dr L regarded the humanities with some contempt , arguing that students go to sign on for a medieval history course in the arts faculty and |
| 7 | Exposed to elderly people who are in a state of acute or chronic physical illness , mental incapacity and increasing dependence , it is not surprising that nurses believe all elderly people experience the same decline . ’ |
| 8 | So it is not surprising that efforts have been made to apply New Critical methods to prose fiction . |
| 9 | The role of Treasurer over the years has grown from overseeing simple book-keeping to an extensive involvement and the contributions of Leslie Wise , A.J. Chapman , Albert ( Bert ) Ford and currently Jim Grey , have been valuable indeed and it is not surprising that Arthur Chapman felt the work was too demanding for an Honorary Treasurer , although what each does might vary depending on what bias the secretary brings to his post . |
| 10 | In an era of sponsorship , personal endorsement and a volatile transfer market , it is not surprising that footballers — some of whom are incapable of managing their own toilet-bag — should turn to specialist agents . |
| 11 | Hitchcock was triumphantly able to achieve this sort of synthesis , but it is not surprising that Woolf was suspicious of the highbrow values that were being propagated around this time , and decided to challenge their deployment on this film . |
| 12 | It is not surprising that Nizan 's gaze eventually alighted on the French communist party , a source of ideological certainty , a small community defending itself by rigid discipline against the fluidity , compromise and unreliability of centrist politics in Third Republic France . |
| 13 | It is not surprising that Stalin 's document played no role in the party until 1922 and his consolidation of power . |
| 14 | So it is not surprising that deconstruction was reduced to what could be easily handled and passed on . |
| 15 | Considering the number of changes associated with midlife , it is not surprising that stress is especially high at this period . |
| 16 | In these circumstances it is not surprising that businessmen are hesitant to commit resources to forge new relationships in Eastern Europe . |
| 17 | So it is not surprising that China 's leaders have welcomed President Bush 's envoy . |
| 18 | Since so much had been done peacefully through economic change , population increases , emigration and Parliamentary legislation , it is not surprising that ministers , like others , naturally assumed that progress through the same channels would continue ad infinitum . |
| 19 | Given movie trends , it is not surprising that women tend to win their Oscars in their late twenties , men in their early forties . |
| 20 | In some cases , there might be reasonable grounds for the objection ; for instance , German — in has traditionally been used to denote the wife of the man with the title , and it is not surprising that women who hold positions in their own right prefer to make that clear . |
| 21 | In these circumstances , it is not surprising that women turn to their close relatives . |
| 22 | It is not surprising that Moscow has pronounced its strong support for a nuclear-free Southeast Asia . |
| 23 | While such wilful ignorance prevailed it is not surprising that pacifist opposition to Sir Edward Grey 's foreign policy tended to be episodic and dominated by side issues . |
| 24 | As the UK ( and other more prosperous countries ) have moved up the league table of relative prosperity , it is not surprising that assistance under Objective 2 has been fiercely debated . |
| 25 | Given the desperate urgency of the situation , and the fact that males usually outnumber females , it is not surprising that competition between males for females is intense . |
| 26 | With his attention diverted to the new studio , the honour of the Royal Command Performance and the crisis with his South African production , it is not surprising that Tiller was unaware that he was losing control of his Manchester school . |
| 27 | Whilst the royal funerals continued to be furnished ‘ in-house ’ by the Lord Chamberlain via the royal upholders , there were a number of top-quality cabinet-makers , mercers and upholders willing to undertake the organization of funerals for members of the nobility and the landed gentry as an extension to their established clients ; so it is not surprising that Chippendale , for example , also furnished funerals if called upon to do so . |
| 28 | Granted his education and career it is not surprising that Sidonius , both in his panegyrics and also in his letter-collection , was able to see the last days of the imperial court within a traditional perspective . |
| 29 | Since Nicholson 's is an Allied operation it is not surprising that Tetley 's is a fixture in its pubs and Burton Ale can usually be found . |
| 30 | Thus , it is not surprising that interaction between the two can result in cumulative movements in income for example , if income is rising at an increasing rate , both investment and consumption will be rising , causing further rises in income in the next period . |