Surprising in sentence

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Given that, in general, children spend most of their time with their mothers, this is hardly surprising.

One world power that has emerged as a somewhat surprising backer of the UN is China.

With inequality reaching such extremes, it is not surprising that its effects are manifest in every public decision, from the conduct of monetary policy to budgetary allocations.

The uproar was not surprising.

That should not be surprising: ensuring a more equitable distribution of income is not a central bank’s job.

It is surprising, therefore, that forecasters raised their GDP growth forecasts for 2011 significantly on the basis of the tax agreement.

But what is even more surprising is that Europe’s leaders have not even learned.

Such a response should not be surprising.

What is surprising is that, given the differences now arising between the US and its allies - the word schism might not be inappropriate - Mr. Bush's meetings with Europe's leaders proceeded so smoothly.

Against this background, the ongoing transformation of politics should not be surprising.

Seen in this light, it is not surprising that China has invited India to join the maritime Silk Road initiative.

In these circumstances, it is not surprising that financial markets have returned to extreme volatility.

It would not be surprising if, even a decade on, the Fund continues to be influenced by its failure to warn in good time that a global financial crisis – the worst in nearly 80 years – was a material risk.

So it is not surprising that while national governments often are paralyzed by partisan politics, city governments foster action and innovation.

Yet the report fails to identify those interventions, which is not surprising, given that the State Council has not yet specified the policy tools it will use.

In that sense, what was surprising about Bush’s re-election was how thin his majority was.

The result has been the emergence of some surprising, if not bizarre, alliances: Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the American-backed, Shia-dominated Iraq are facing Israel, Saudi Arabia, and most of the other Sunni Arab states, all of which feel existentially threatened by Iran’s ascendance.

After 15 years of rapid growth in real-estate development, this is not surprising.

But this is not surprising, given that these countries’ central banks have never actually been independent.

So communist General Albert Makashov’s recent remarks that "the Russian Government should impose quotas on hiring non-ethnic Russians" should not have been surprising.

What is surprising though is the reaction (at home and abroad) to General Makashov’s tantrums and the actions and inactions in the Duma and Communist Party.

It is hardly surprising, then, that Chinese officials have begun to seek more diverse and profitable investment possibilities worldwide.

So it is hardly surprising that gun-shy (and miffed) Chinese investors are wary about making further major efforts in the US.

Not surprising, much of Nokia’s most valuable design and programming talent left as well.

So it is no less surprising that Egyptians now feel that, after an exhilarating start, their revolution has become stuck in a muddled purgatory.

Fiscal Apocalypse NowAs support for President George W. Bush in the United States has crumbled over the past year, perhaps the most surprising element is the revolt of economists and observers of economic policy.

So it is not surprising that the report received strong backing in the mainstream Canadian media.

With expectations about the future being undermined by such deep-rooted and multifaceted forces, perhaps it should not be surprising that voters in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere are expressing anger toward the establishment.

This is not as surprising as it might seem.

It is not surprising that in a world of low inflation central banks as well as academics have lost interest in “money”.

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