Example sentences of "is not surprising [verb] that " in BNC.

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1 This is not surprising considering that most inflammatory mediators have been shown to be able to stimulate enteric nerves .
2 With more nitrogen , less condensed tannin and less enzyme inhibition in the young leaves of Shorea compared with Eugenia , it is not surprising to discover that they suffered more damage .
3 Given the uneven provision of training officers already noted , it is not surprising to note that the extent of planning is uneven , and varies considerably .
4 Given its rather élitist duties , it is not surprising to note that the PSBC would be funded out of taxpayers ' money and rents paid by ITV contractors and not by the ( few ) consumers of its products .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 Under these conditions , it is not surprising to find that superiors and subordinates hold optimistic and pessimistic views about each other .
12 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 ) .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 Add to this the development in artificial lighting where the emphasis tends to be on cost saving and it is not surprising to find that this preference has more to do with the building professional 's training than satisfying the needs of the occupants .
17 It is not surprising to find that imprecision is an important factor in promoting an informal speech style .
18 Consequently , it is not surprising to find that none of these mosaics is assignable , confidently , to a period before 330 ( or that all but no. 16 could be of the third quarter of the fourth century ) .
19 It is not surprising to learn that the ‘ Manor of Suleton ’ is listed in the Domesday Book .
20 It is not surprising to learn that the naturalist David Bellamy lives nearby .
21 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 .
22 It is not surprising to learn that the limit is the Nash equilibrium strategy for player A when z is common knowledge .
23 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
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