Example sentences of "[coord] it is not unusual " in BNC.
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| 1 | The loads on the structure are lower during the first half of the launch and it is not unusual to exceed the placard speed for a few seconds during the initial steepening of the climb . |
| 2 | Flints containing sponges may be incorporated into younger sediments ( they are then known as derived fossils ) , and it is not unusual for such flints to be dug up in suburban gardens around London — a long journey from the Cretaceous seas . |
| 3 | The curriculum at the medical schools does not make the study of dermato-venereology compulsory , and it is not unusual for a doctor to qualify in France having had little or no training in these subjects . |
| 4 | Many escape and it is not unusual to have a blank day out hunting , when no fox is hunted mostly because of poor scenting conditions . |
| 5 | However , many market research studies are carried out on large samples which would be beyond the reach of academic researchers and it is not unusual to find commercial surveys which contain quite valuable social information . |
| 6 | This is usually done by a guillotine that cuts back a bundle of a dozen or so plants at a time , and it is not unusual to find the cut ends chopped and bruised rather roughly . |
| 7 | Parents often complain that they can only get help or support when they have identified themselves as having a specific problem , and it is not unusual for some families to have several different workers trying to offer support and advice on specific problems which , in reality , are part of a whole situation . |
| 8 | As already pointed out , many middle-aged people have a sense of time lost and it is not unusual for resentment and opposition to arise to the ideas and activities of those who are seen as more fortunate . |
| 9 | These designs may be more closely associated with some weaving groups than others ( e.g. , Ferahan and Mal-e-mir ) , and it is not unusual for the names of the design and the weaving group to be interchanged . |
| 10 | And it is not unusual for The Independent and The Guardian to indulge in unofficial lobbying of this sort . |
| 11 | Taekwondo places great emphasis , of course , on flying kicks , and it is not unusual for two opponents to be in the air at the same time , one executing an attack and the other an airborne block or counter attack . |
| 12 | their sandwiches are composed with countless varieties of breads and fillings making meals in themselves and it is not unusual to see one dessert shared among several people . |
| 13 | ‘ The incessant clamour kept up by multitudes of these birds baffles description ’ , he noted , ‘ … they feed together in perfect amity , and it is not unusual to see two or three species on the same branch . |
| 14 | There is a large overlap between trade marks and passing-off and it is not unusual for a legal action to involve both passing-off and trade marks . |
| 15 | But it is not unusual for her to show her feelings and lose her temper . |
| 16 | The system contract in Chapter 4 deals with this question at some length , but it is not unusual in standard terms and conditions to find a simple clause which permits the buyer to cancel the order in return for payment of a cancellation fee . |