Example sentences of "it is [not/n't] [adj] that [ex0] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given the extremes within the party it is not surprising that there is a continuing feud between those willing to make political deals and those so utterly opposed to the system that they will make no concessions . |
| 2 | After more than 40 years of hostility , it is not surprising that there is an anti-American lobby too . |
| 3 | Given the beleaguered state of Ulster , it is not surprising that there should be a high degree of cohesion among the Protestants , most of whom were members of either the Irish Presbyterian Church or the Church of Ireland . |
| 4 | It is not surprising that there is widespread protest against the sentence of two months ' imprisonment … passed on the Liverpool Constable who admitted that he had taken four oranges , worth threepence , from a shed in the West Canada Dock … pilfering by the Police is a different matter from the same offence committed by a street urchin . |
| 5 | Furthermore , since the refinement of the different miaows as your pet cat grows older is a personal affair between you and the cat , it is not surprising that there is considerable variation from one animal to another . |
| 6 | If we consider the commitment required for the task of learning a language then it is not surprising that there is a large affective or emotive component in the eventual success of the learner . |
| 7 | In view of the universality and range of the interview situation it is not surprising that there has been extensive research , but for the same reasons the research is of little operational consequence . |
| 8 | With so many players , in addition to the most important one — the young person — it is not surprising that there are no clear aims for the transition process . |
| 9 | Given the sensitivity of time , it is not surprising that there has been a trend towards countries adopting ‘ one-stop-shopping ’ approaches . |
| 10 | Of course it is not surprising that there is this incongruence . |
| 11 | Given the variety of strategies available to us for the pronunciation of words , it is not surprising that there are marked individual differences in the ways in which skilled readers respond to different kinds of words . |
| 12 | It is not surprising that there should seem intolerable tension between the goals of the 1950s and those now in the front of people 's minds . |
| 13 | Since these extremists had been principally responsible for the detailed organisation of the march it is not surprising that there were no serious plans to control it , or to ensure that it went off peacefully . |
| 14 | It is not surprising that there were many attracted to the idea that scientific knowledge was the only true kind , or at least that reasoning like that used in the sciences could solve all human problems . |
| 15 | It is not surprising that there has been such growth in the south-east . |
| 16 | If the church that is teaching these standards is declining in public standing , then it is not surprising that there is a moral decline . ’ |
| 17 | Is the Minister aware that it is not true that there have been no notifications of dumping in the past six months ? |
| 18 | It is not true that there are no alternatives to their policies . |
| 19 | It is not true that there are no choices to be exercised differently ; and because there are choices , there is hope . |
| 20 | ‘ The Home Secretary was n't persuaded then and there has n't been a particularly long period of time since , so it is not likely that there will be any review . ’ |
| 21 | Eta ( 3.9 ) , in the Y , was ranked as of the second magnitude in ancient times , but as it is an A-type star it is not likely that there has been any real change in it . |
| 22 | While Treitschke demonstrates how economic union in the Zollverein finally led to German unity under Prussian hegemony , it is not clear that there was necessarily any kind of secret agenda from the outset , rather , the natural pre-eminence of Prussia combined with other historical events beyond her control . |
| 23 | It is not clear that there was uniformity across the whole of the Merovingian kingdom in such matters . |
| 24 | At every stage of the interchurch process we were hearing voices saying to us it is not sufficient that there should be fellowship , agreement , companionship , cooperation at the highest levels but it had to be found at every level , it had to be found at grass roots level . |
| 25 | As he is writing about speed , it is n't surprising that there is a breakneck quality about his work . |
| 26 | Oh , I know we 've no certificates , but we 're both quite good — you really dance jolly well , and it is n't likely that there 's anyone else at the game . |