Example sentences of "is [adv] not surprising that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In view of all this it is perhaps not surprising that current practice often includes a system of settlement , under which the member is asked to admit some or all of the charges without a formal hearing . |
| 2 | It is perhaps not surprising that two of the major varieties of aphasia are named after two nineteenth-century neurologists , Broca and Wernicke . |
| 3 | In the light of these considerations it is perhaps not surprising that new social divisions and conflicts have arisen in the English village in recent years , nor that the local population has preferred to turn in upon itself in the face of these changes . |
| 4 | As a result it is perhaps not surprising that new advocacy schemes can be viewed with suspicion or seen as ‘ troublemaking . ’ |
| 5 | It is perhaps not surprising that such an interpretation should come to the fore in the implementation of normalisation . |
| 6 | The evolution of flight led to generally light and fragile skeletons , and it is perhaps not surprising that avian fossils are so uncommon , and when found , so often fragmentary . |
| 7 | Libraries with very small branch establishments have always faced this problem , and it is perhaps not surprising that Scottish libraries who face the additional problem of very low population densities and widely spaced service points , do not score highly on ‘ amount ’ of formal training : |
| 8 | It is perhaps not surprising that this caused a political backlash in the early 1990s . |
| 9 | It is thus not surprising that internal decision-making is loosely coupled with external reporting ( Meyer and Rowan , 1977 ) . |
| 10 | It is therefore not surprising that many variants of the interaction between stellar winds and molecular clouds have been explored to account for the differences from one H-H object to another . |
| 11 | Throughout Iranian thought there was a tendency to dualism , and it is therefore not surprising that two distinct forms or aspects of time were recognized : indivisible time , that is the eternal ‘ now ’ , and time that is divisible into successive parts . |
| 12 | Having to work from different angles makes it extremely difficult to maintain an even symmetry throughout the design , and it is therefore not surprising that nomadic rugs sometimes contain motifs of slightly varying sizes ; the fact that so many are perfectly balanced and symmetrical is a glowing testament to the weavers ' skill . |
| 13 | It is therefore not surprising that thousands of children in Cleveland 's schools are being taught in sub-standard conditions — which must have an effect on education standards . |
| 14 | It is therefore not surprising that few questions are asked by the purchasers in markets overt and that these places are commonly used for disposing of stolen property . |
| 15 | It is therefore not surprising that floral and garden designs feature prominently in Persian rugs . |
| 16 | It is therefore not surprising that this should also be reflected in a rise in demand for health care . |