Example sentences of "is surprising [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The maximum speed restriction is surprising considering that ZR-rated 255/60x16 Avon Turbospeed tyres are already standard equipment ; it is possible that the company wants to leave space for higher-performance versions still to come . |
| 2 | It is surprising to find that the soft-bodied jellyfish have any fossil record at all , but in fact they have the longest one of the phylum . |
| 3 | It is surprising to find that some practices , perhaps believing that the world will always grant them a living , manage their affairs without the elementary assistance of time recording . |
| 4 | Of all the classical deities it is surprising to find that Hercules was the most popular in Britain , if this can be gauged by the 17 dedications listed in the RIB Index , although most of these are military . |
| 5 | One would expect works on Religion , Philosophy and the English Classics in the library of a scholar but it is surprising to find that there are only a handful of books in Gaelicin the collection of one of the translaters of the Holy Scriptures into that language . |
| 6 | So , Christopher Smith having taken possession of the ‘ large harpsichord ’ ( presumably in 1759 ) , it is surprising to find that the instrument has not been preserved and revered in proportion with the never-flagging enthusiasm of the English for their adopted composer . |
| 7 | So it is surprising to discover that the substance of Proofs was indeed a three-page essay in Granta — especially when one considers the puritanical intellectual rigour that characterises Steiner 's literary style . |
| 8 | Dr Margaret O'Brien , a chartered psychologist at East London Polytechnic and author of The New Man , told the conference : ‘ Though there have been many changes in family life over the century , it is surprising to discover that children seem to have such a traditional view . ’ |
| 9 | For someone espousing the virtues of fitness it is surprising to learn that she smokes between 15 and 20 cigarettes a day . |
| 10 | Having noted Gameson 's earlier remarks about a ‘ deep null ’ , it is surprising to read that ‘ The ferrite rod is electromagnetically non-directional ’ , and then to return to the ‘ very sharp null ’ idea in the next paragraph . |
| 11 | It is surprising to recall that between the wars , and well within living memory , the entertainment capital of the world was Shanghai , known as the Las Vegas of the ‘ Thirties : The hoteliers and entrepreneurs brought a wealth- producing enterprise to the local population and foreign exchange to the country , too . |