Example sentences of "it [be] not surprising that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Judging by the number of dead Germans in front of the Commando positions around the village , it 's not surprising that they had stopped their frontal attacks . |
| 2 | With such a lot riding on the snip of a scissor , it 's not surprising that the breast beneath the hairdresser 's gown is heaving with unrealistic expectations and conflicting emotions of hope and fear . |
| 3 | IT 'S not surprising that the miners have chosen camouflage as their symbol of solidarity . |
| 4 | When the working people in this country — whose only national newspaper , USA Today , reduces all its non-cold war international news to an eighth-of-a-page column called ‘ Elsewhere in the world ’ — begin to discuss the issues of international capitalist exploitation , it 's not surprising that the media portray the strike as some petty industrial dispute in the backwoods of the Appalachians . |
| 5 | It 's not surprising that Koons began his career as a salesman , selling memberships for the Museum of Modern Art in New York in the late Seventies , following a stint of art school in Baltimore and a relatively nondescript youth in a small Pennsylvania town , where he listened to Led Zeppelin and ‘ chased after women ’ . |
| 6 | In view of its excellent track record , it 's not surprising that Campbell Freight Agencies Limited has received four prestigious awards within the past three years … two , presented by the UK Institute of Freight Forwarders , for being ‘ Freight Forwarder of the Year ’ and two ‘ Link ’ charity awards , presented by British Midland , commending the company for organising free shipments of essential foods and goods to Ethiopia . |
| 7 | It 's not surprising that an unemployed 17 year old pipe-fitter , like the one I spoke to called Chas , has an English Lion tattooed on his forearm and wears a White Power badge : — ‘ A Rasta can wear a Black is Beautiful badge and They all sit up and start clapping ’ , Chas told me . |
| 8 | Results showed that there is an increasing interest in meat-free meals , so it 's not surprising that the products from the healthy Balance range have become even more popular . |
| 9 | It 's not surprising that so many ministers and MPs head there — it 's only a five-minute walk from the Houses of Parliament . |
| 10 | I may be the first challenger for Lennox , so it 's not surprising that I 'm behind Bowe . ’ |
| 11 | Perhaps it 's not surprising that a cooker which has revolutionised gas cooking technology should dare to break with styling convention too . |
| 12 | Few of the face routes were in nick , so it 's not surprising that new route activity was limited and mixed in style . |
| 13 | With such a frenzy building up , and most of it apparently style-obsessed , it 's not surprising that opposition is emerging . |
| 14 | It 's not surprising that the Maktowm brothers are considering trimming their operation , but they will still have a huge stake here . |
| 15 | A former soldier named Ghanim Jaber , who had just left the army , said : ‘ It 's not surprising that we are afraid , but we had something to resist them with . ’ |
| 16 | For this reason , it 's not surprising that in some careers friendship blossoms between people taking the same path . |
| 17 | Look , the point is , if that 's how it 's being taught , it 's not surprising that most of our alumni ca n't buy a bus-ticket to Bayswater . |
| 18 | " Then it 's not surprising that you felt unwell . " |
| 19 | Given the Frenchman 's — and reportedly the Frenchwoman 's — interest in his total wardrobe , it 's not surprising that some of the best-known names in underwear originated in France . |
| 20 | So it 's not surprising that , faced with the challenge of reusing its waste , the industry is finding solutions through its excellent scientific and technological base . ’ |
| 21 | With so many mountains and so much snow , it 's not surprising that the Swiss have become expert skiers . |
| 22 | So it 's not surprising that toddlers act so explosively when placed in a strange situation . |
| 23 | With a budget like that , it 's not surprising that so little ever gets done ‘ on the ground ’ ) . |
| 24 | It 's not surprising that we are criticised sometimes but I suspect our critics ca n't keep pace . |
| 25 | Now having said all this you know let's not identify with these too much like the that 's me you know okay , it gives you an incl an idea of your in of your stance where what sort of attitude philosophy and behaviours you prefer to have within a group , okay and if you match those back to what we saw in the group erm then it 's not surprising that the group got on so well together and you know we did n't have too much conflict with the amount of team workers involved because nobody in there wanted to upset anybody else in the team . |
| 26 | Well in a way it 's not surprising that none of this got done , if you reflect how common it is that poetic plans do n't get fulfilled . |
| 27 | Well certainly at times of stress erm all sorts of things are revealed and that 's one of the reasons why the current situation and the anxiety and level of stress around has resulted in people feeling a whole range of things that perhaps has actually surprised them erm and therefore it 's not surprising that children are equally filled with all sorts of the mixed emotions about what 's going on . |
| 28 | Of course , taking account of the value of a house and its contents and personal savings and investments it is not surprising that a great many people have estates that exceed the inheritance tax threshold . |
| 29 | It is not surprising that many inmates want to give up their appeals . |
| 30 | It is not surprising that the Czech novelist Josef Skvorecky should be keen on My First Loves . |