Example sentences of "which is [adv] surprising [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Throughout the period , officials of MDC and the local authority have maintained good working relations , which is hardly surprising since many of MDC 's plans and personnel were drawn from local authorities .
2 This would also fit the pottery associated with Forum I which is hardly surprising since it comes from the make-up levels and includes residual material , as in the reeded rim carinated bowls , a rustic jar and flagon tops .
3 Artists sought his favour more often than they sought his wife 's , which is hardly surprising since he had more power and patronage to dispense .
4 Which is hardly surprising when you consider the wealth of intriguing stories that appear inside every issue .
5 I found the game easier to play than the EGA version and the graphics are much better , which is hardly surprising as this game requires a VGA graphics card .
6 By the age of 13 years 24pc have already been on a diet , which is hardly surprising as 38pc do not like the shape
7 The result is a re-evaluation of one 's personal life , a re-evaluation which is often surprising and usually difficult .
8 The ending of the novel is too pat and contrived , but in the course of it Tabucchi has created an India which is constantly surprising and challenging to the European traveller/narrator/reader without ever allowing its mysticism or its exoticism to run away with it , for the sub-continent is also an ironically observed tourists ' India of hotels , buses , taxis , sights and restaurants .
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