Example sentences of "it is [adv] surprising that it " in BNC.

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1 It takes as fact that employers , judges and Tory legislators can do no wrong , and so it is hardly surprising that it finds nothing to be said in favour of trade unions .
2 It is hardly surprising that it is a poor fit for animals removed from the present by hundreds of millions of years of evolution .
3 It is hardly surprising that it should occasionally wreak vengeance on its executioner .
4 It is hardly surprising that it replaced the old ‘ putting out ’ system , nor that it led displaced domestic workers and artisans to smash machinery in a wave of ‘ Luddite ’ outbreaks .
5 It is perhaps surprising that it has survived at all , yet there are pockets in this country where these lifetime associations are still meaningful .
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