Example sentences of "[noun pl] it is [adv] surprising [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With all those roles it is hardly surprising that one of the most popular training requests among managers is assertiveness training . |
| 2 | This was a combination of evils grievous to bear ; and in these circumstances it is scarcely surprising that the monastic community of the cathedral church themselves took action , and instituted a search for papal privileges to uphold their failing fortunes . |
| 3 | In these circumstances it is hardly surprising that many lone women parents do not work . |
| 4 | Indeed in view of the tradition of seeing Christ as combining both active and contemplative lives it is perhaps surprising that mixed life was not more specifically advocated as an ideal . |
| 5 | In a world where , far from becoming ‘ paperless ’ , our output of printed material is doubling every three years it is hardly surprising that any attempt to increase our efficient use of paper is rapidly accepted . |
| 6 | With electronic aids to navigation proliferating on small boats of all kinds and technology advancing on all fronts it is hardly surprising that a revised second edition of this volume has been required only three years after first publication . |
| 7 | Given the well-documented existence of widespread discrimination against black job-seekers it is hardly surprising that levels of unemployment within the black communities are substantially higher than those for white people . |
| 8 | Against this background of significant changes in household formation patterns it is hardly surprising that there has been an increase in the proportion and number of older people living alone ( Figure 2.9 ) . |
| 9 | Given the importance of repairs it is perhaps surprising that English law in this area is an uncoordinated , disorganised confusion of common law , statute and express terms . |