Example sentences of "not surprising that [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With that kind of price tag , it is not surprising that a long string of American entrepreneurs — including even Thomas Jefferson — have tried to find a way to cultivate various Morchella species . |
| 2 | It is not surprising that a wide range of patterns can develop , from the complex layering of Rhum troctolites to the regularity in parts of the Skaergaard intrusion . |
| 3 | With all these advantages it is not surprising that a great deal of effort and resources go into the provision of simulators for high technology industry . |
| 4 | It is not surprising that a high proportion of A level candidates came and come from such schools . |
| 5 | With only the staff at Bloomsbury House and their regional offices as the long stop for advice and modest practical assistance , it is not surprising that a high proportion of Kindertransporte veterans , possibly as many as one in ten , found themselves up against the police or other bastions of social authority . |
| 6 | It is not surprising that a high proportion of patients burst into tears as soon as the physiotherapist begins work . |
| 7 | In an age of secularization , in which religious myths have been ruthlessly unmasked and in which parricidal revolt and protest has been directed as much against God as against other father-surrogates , it is not surprising that a regressive current of feeling , comparable to that which sustained the Neolithic goddess-cults , no longer finds an obvious religious expression . |
| 8 | It is not surprising that a few years later , in 1911 , Grahame was to introduce ‘ Mouse ’ to his beloved Cornwall — and especially Fowey — before the boy began school . |
| 9 | It is not surprising that a leading official of the NUT should dismiss the White Paper which collates the present government 's curricular initiatives as ‘ a dose of centralist rhetoric ’ . |
| 10 | It was not surprising that a growing number of small farmers in the West Bank viewed the commission agents not only as too closely connected with Amman politically , but also as parasites upon their labour . |
| 11 | In view of the harsh treatment of the victims of mental illness in hospitals like Bedlam , where members of the public or the acting profession could study their behaviour at first hand , it is not surprising that no striking instances of writers proclaiming themselves mad by writing about their own affliction have come to light in this period . |
| 12 | No scientific expeditions reached the Tunguska site until almost 20 years after the event ; it is not surprising that no other remnants of the object were found . ) |
| 13 | As twenty-three birthdays spread at random over 365 addresses can cause duplication , it is not surprising that no randomizing algorithm can avoid synonyms when packing thousands of records into a set of addresses that is only 10–20 per cent greater than the number of records ! |
| 14 | If the poetry of the early part of the eighteenth century is already grappling with the problems associated with a realistic treatment of agricultural labour , it is not surprising that an agricultural labourer should eventually make an impact as a poet . |
| 15 | Moreover , when the dominant approach to problems of behaviour is to remove the pupils it is not surprising that an increasing proportion of the school population is drawn into that model . |
| 16 | It is not surprising that an enterprising company such as JCI , would plan to diversify into other mining activities , and in the 1920's , the company acquired control of a number of collieries . |
| 17 | As the medieval allegory is not among the categories into which reviewers are accustomed to fitting witty first novels by women , it is not surprising that the multi-level approach should have been attributed to indecisiveness on the part of its author . |
| 18 | However , it is not surprising that the southern islands , relatively tiny and lacking contiguity with major landmasses , are comparatively poor in phyla , families , genera and species . |
| 19 | It is not surprising that the New Testament has important principles to offer concerning working relationships . |
| 20 | In these circumstances of deprivation , stress and social disapproval , it is not surprising that the first priority of single parents is to get married and re-enter the ‘ secure ’ state . |
| 21 | It 's not surprising that the Maktowm brothers are considering trimming their operation , but they will still have a huge stake here . |
| 22 | It is therefore not surprising that the deaf community remains frustrated about the quality of the education of deaf children and angrily demands a change in method , greater influence in policy making and participation . |
| 23 | It was , therefore , not surprising that the great economists of this period either ignored or made only brief and passing references to the quality or quantity of labour as an important factor in economic growth . |
| 24 | As part of the decision-making involved the assumption of responsibility by the Board for the Bedfordshire scheme , it is not surprising that the two WEA members of the Board and Frank Salter , the District Treasurer , who was a University nominated member , cast their votes in favour of the rural areas scheme . |
| 25 | It is not surprising that the general trends for the indigenous population of the Russian colony of Siberia from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century were that some individuals , mainly ‘ chiefs ’ or traders , adapted to the ways of their conquerors and became successful according to the standards of Russian society , while the mass of their compatriots , exploited by the Russian system and lacking any means of redress , fell increasingly into poverty and degradation . |
| 26 | It is criticized by the Tories and the media and of course they never explain how it works , so it is not surprising that the general public is suspicious of it . |
| 27 | Given this array of serious offences committed by the AEC sample it is not surprising that the average number of previous convictions was seven , with only 10 per cent having no previous convictions compared with 28 per cent who had ten or more . |
| 28 | It is not surprising that the typical EPZ worker does not join a union because most unions are male-dominated and tend to be completely unresponsive to the needs of women workers . |
| 29 | With the continuing stalemate in 1917 and early 1918 it was not surprising that the radical right became restive and began to campaign both inside and outside the Unionist party for the removal of Lloyd George . |
| 30 | It is not surprising that the total reversal of the ideology of the past is having its effect on Soviet pupils . |