Example sentences of "[pers pn] is not surprising [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not surprising to learn that the ‘ Manor of Suleton ’ is listed in the Domesday Book . |
| 2 | It is not surprising to learn that the naturalist David Bellamy lives nearby . |
| 3 | It is not surprising to learn that Sutherland felt so in sympathy with Picasso 's Guernica and later regretted that , in 1945 , he had not observed for himself the concentration camps . |
| 4 | It is not surprising to learn that the limit is the Nash equilibrium strategy for player A when z is common knowledge . |
| 5 | The Commissioner herself is the only legally qualified person in her office , and it is not surprising to learn that Treasury solicitor 's advice is often sought before a decision is made to grant assistance or not |
| 6 | If we are brought up to accept the doctrine of looking after number one , it is not surprising to find the result of that upbringing reflected in society . |
| 7 | With such a wide range of adaptations it is not surprising to find that the shapes of bivalves are highly varied — some are globular , others flat and plate-like , some like razor shell ( Ensis ) have become greatly elongated to avoid burrowing , and some in forms of the usual ‘ mirror image ’ symmetry has been lost . |
| 8 | It is not surprising to find that the widespread species have been used extensively to correlate rocks between different continents — they form the standard for the Silurian period , where the graptolite faunas are nearly the same all over the world . |
| 9 | When one considers that the family is the basic unit of society , it is not surprising to find it also embodies some very logical management considerations as well . |
| 10 | In view of this complementary relationship of grammar and lexis , it is not surprising to find that there are units of meaning which are intermediary between lexical words and grammatical structures , the existence of which again indicates that there is a continuum between these levels of language . |
| 11 | It is not surprising to find , therefore , that the womb has a key role in many religious teachings . |
| 12 | Kent was the major producer and consumer of gold jewellery and it is not surprising to find that the greatest number of coins is found there also , often mounted on suspension loops and worn on necklaces . |
| 13 | It is not surprising to find the figure in Bologna , because together with Siena and Lucca , that was one of della Quercia 's towns , but there was not the slightest hint of its existence in the documents relating to his life . |
| 14 | But to avoid this return to voluntarism he must have in mind some further conception of strategy , and it is not surprising to find him talking about it in what might be called its objective sense : the strategy of a class — the course of action which will best enable it to gain power over other classes — is estimated in the light of its objective interests and its position in a formation , and is detached from the beliefs and aspirations of its members . |
| 15 | Relationships with in-laws , especially with parents-in-law , conventionally are regarded as problematic and therefore it is not surprising to find that patterns of support seem to be affected by the quality of the relationship . |
| 16 | So both as givers and receivers of support , men and women normally are in very different positions and it is not surprising to find therefore that gender permeates all aspects of support structures . |
| 17 | But the difference between refining and reversing is a slippery one , so it is not surprising to find those who write in terms of refining , generally say much less about reversing . |
| 18 | When we question the actual extent of lifetime employment it is not surprising to find that a fluid labour market requires that only a quarter of employees can expect such guarantees . |
| 19 | Given the steeper wage profiles in large firms it is not surprising to find intense competition for employment in these firms and employers are able to select those with the highest qualifications . |
| 20 | Given the pressures on both sides it is not surprising to find considerable continuity between Gloucester 's affinity and that of the Nevilles . |
| 21 | Given this apparently patchy local following , it is not surprising to find signs of a steady drift of members of the duke 's northern connection into the region . |
| 22 | Since the Beveridge Plan was predicated on a system of insurance , it is not surprising to find the concept of premiums reflected in the requirement that potential beneficiaries of the various social insurances should pay contributions . |
| 23 | Under these conditions , it is not surprising to find that superiors and subordinates hold optimistic and pessimistic views about each other . |
| 24 | In such a context , then , it is not surprising to find that skill sharing will occur more frequently and easily , and that job rotation may be used to facilitate both formal skill sharing and informal learning amongst employees ( Koike , 1981 ) . |
| 25 | However , taken over such a large area , it is undoubtedly the case that Whites have higher socio-economic status than Blacks , and since social deprivation tends to be associated with criminal behaviour it is not surprising to find Blacks are over-represented among those arrested . |
| 26 | It is not surprising to find , underlying the judgments of all the experienced Queen 's Bench judges who have grappled with this problem , a feeling of acute concern about the situation thus revealed . |
| 27 | Given the complexities of some of the procedures which police officers are required to operate under this legislation , it is not surprising to find that the Metropolitan Police , and no doubt many other forces as well , have issued a set of elaborate and detailed instructions which indicate to an officer precisely how he is to proceed in any one of the many contingencies that may arise and which are designed to ensure that he acts in accordance with the statute as interpreted by the courts . |
| 28 | So it is not surprising to find the original paragraph 30 deleted by amendment and the substitution of new paragraphs 30 and 31 in its place . |
| 29 | When the overconstrained design problem is viewed in this way it is not surprising to find that it has led most of the thinking of CAD systems . |
| 30 | In these circumstances , it is not surprising to find that population loss from inner areas has been running at a lower rate in the 1980s and that the government 's efforts at introducing more private investment have met with some measure of success . |