Example sentences of "[verb] it [be] not surprising that " in BNC.
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| 1 | With that much money involved it is not surprising that fusion has seen its share of political intrigue . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | With such general aims it is not surprising that some of the reactions were as scathing as those of Max Morris , a former President of the NUT : ‘ As a pot-pourri of platitudes , a compendium of trite banalities … [ the Framework ] would be hard to emulate . |
| 4 | Anguilla ( pronounced An-Gwil-a ) is just an hour 's flight from Antigua and with a mean monthly temperature of 80 degrees fahrenheit it is not surprising that this British Crown Colony is fast becoming the ‘ in ’ place for holidaymakers . |
| 5 | Given these conditions of campaigning it is not surprising that when they get to Washington legislators are even more inclined towards individualistic behaviour than before , and even less responsive to the appeals of party leaders and presidents . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The ambassador said it was not surprising that many people refused to believe Wallenberg was dead , since the Soviet authorities initially denied he was in custody : ‘ Who believes you if you have lied before ? ’ |
| 8 | With the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate ( NII ) yet to give the go-ahead , or otherwise , for the station to re-start generation again after being shut down since February , 1991 , Mr Moares said it was not surprising that some people had put in for voluntary redundancy . |
| 9 | Lady Wilcox said it was not surprising that children did not want to eat good food . |
| 10 | Given this level of joint working it is not surprising that 83 per cent of DGMs agree that " it would be better all round if this DHA and FHSA merged " . |