Example sentences of "surprising that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is not surprising that in modern times English and Commonwealth courts should try to avoid its worse consequences or , as one of Llewellyn 's bêtes noire , that the Uniform Commercial Code should abandon it . |
| 32 | It is not surprising that in practice it was sometimes difficult to keep to the logical distinctions described above . |
| 33 | It is not surprising that in the mid-fourth century the shape of the Pyramids should have influenced the architecture of an otherwise Greek building like the Mausoleum at Halikarnassus ; or that the cult of the Egyptian Isis should have had worshippers at fourth-century Athens ( Tod 189 , line 44 and p. 178 ) . |
| 34 | It is not surprising that in many or most of the cases , particularly the more modern ones , the act itself is unlawful . |
| 35 | Given these trends it was perhaps surprising that in 1984 the DES ( 1984b ) assumed that , despite this steady increase , the sex ratio at university entry would remain constant at its 1982 levels . |
| 36 | It is not surprising that in view of all these criticisms and , more important , at a time of economic recession , the human capital theory is on the retreat . |
| 37 | Given Nizan 's view that 1914 represents the moment of closure of this particular historical period , it is not surprising that in the concluding chapters of the novel the historical environment is virtually ignored and an anguished , existential discourse comes to the forefront . |
| 38 | Given these qualities of the PDMs , it is perhaps not surprising that in his 1960 study Fiedler concluded that the most effective work groups were led by psychologically distant managers and not by psychologically close managers . |
| 39 | Perhaps it 's surprising that in some cases the learning outcomes and performance criteria were not being assessed or applied — all the National Certificate publications stress that these features are at the heart of the competence-based system and that they can not be varied under any circumstances . |
| 40 | Is it surprising that in respect of foreign affairs this is the most ill-informed House of Commons that I have known in my 30 years here ? |
| 41 | However , it 's surprising that in on representative government utilitarianism barely surfaces and that almost no mention at all is made of utility apart from in a very general way . |
| 42 | It is surprising that in 1992 patients can still be treated with radical radiotherapy , chemotherapy , or surgery , including liver transplantation , without establishing a definitive diagnosis . |
| 43 | It was hardly surprising that in the bad old days , the adverse and misleading consumer publicity which surrounded microwaves was enough to discourage many a traditionally trained chef from learning new techniques . |
| 44 | Since the Third Department had convinced itself that Sunday schools were hotbeds of sedition , it was hardly surprising that in June 1862 the government closed them down . |
| 45 | It is not surprising that in this period of increased sensitivity to the emerging ecological problem we find the first Utopia based upon ecological as well as social ideals . |
| 46 | An RUC spokesman said : ‘ It is surprising that in many cases , people who have lost quite large sums do n't take the trouble to check with police to find out if their money has been handed in . ’ |
| 47 | Given the party 's increasingly isolated situation , given its general lack of prestigious cultural figures , it is not surprising that by 1928 Barbusse had come to enjoy a particularly favoured position within the ranks of the PCF itself . |
| 48 | Against this background it is not surprising that from time to time the relationship is productive of misunderstandings , mistrust and conflict . |