Example sentences of "surprising that a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And really , it is surprising that a company such as Gay Sweatshop still finds a need to have a dyke in a dress suit and a queen in a fluffy frock bitching over a Judy Garland album . |
| 2 | According to , corporate finance partner , it was not surprising that a quarter of all respondents said the recession had affected their consideration of an MBO . |
| 3 | If so , it is perhaps surprising that a threat of a mere breach of contract should give rise to liability . |
| 4 | It is not surprising that a PC which can help to design a ship , a skyscraper or an electronic circuit has to be one of the most powerful available . |
| 5 | Indeed , it is not surprising that a member of this particular grammatical category should have been brought into play here . |
| 6 | Nor is it surprising that a discussion paper that extolled counselling while assuming its efficacy was greeted with some hostility . |
| 7 | With cemeteries to maintain all over the world it is nor surprising that a variety of arrangements , contracts and agreements have had to be set up to ensure proper care and maintenance . |
| 8 | It is not surprising that a history of milk intolerance was seldom obtained in patients with lactose malabsorption , although dietary intake of diary products was reduced . |
| 9 | It is hardly surprising that a passage of Ovid is described in his Notes as ‘ of great anthropological interest ’ . |
| 10 | It is not in my view surprising that a principle enunciated in relation to the rigours of seafaring life during the Napoleonic wars should be subjected during the succeeding 180 years to a process of refinement and limitation in its application in the present day . |
| 11 | It is hardly surprising that a number of commentators wish to see an agreement with the banks on what assurances they can give , before the ED becomes a standard . |
| 12 | Reading section 4 of the Act with the other relevant interpretative sections , it is hardly surprising that a number of people connected with the children 's hearing system saw the Act as a major handicap to their work . |
| 13 | It is therefore not surprising that a number of the concepts underlying the accrual accounting method are not appropriate to decision-making that is forward looking . |
| 14 | It is not surprising that a Nobel prize was awarded in 1952 to Waksman , though there are many reasons why other contributors were also worthy of honour . |
| 15 | AFTER so much disappointment , it is not surprising that a crumb of comfort has driven gold bugs half-crazy with glee . |
| 16 | Those were the days when a farm worker earned about thirty shillings a week , and three pounds was quite a good wage , so it is not surprising that a Saturday afternoon at the cinema cost tuppence , and four different sweets could be bought for a penny . |
| 17 | Perhaps it 's not surprising that a cooker which has revolutionised gas cooking technology should dare to break with styling convention too . |