Surprising in sentence

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It would not be surprising if these institutions also retard efficient exploitation of the new technological advances in the workplace.

So it is not surprising that the number of farmers needed has fallen substantially.

This isn’t surprising.

So it is hardly surprising that India's ancient past can be manipulated to fit alternative ideological preconceptions.

Given the violent suppression of last September’s mass demonstrations (the “Saffron Revolution”) led by Burma’s Buddhist monks, and the constant repression in the country, it is not surprising that the military junta tries to shroud its despotic tendencies in pseudo-democratic measures such as the sham electoral process of the referendum.

This analytical framework yields surprising insights.

So it is not surprising that private consumption continues to hold up even as US economic growth has shifted into lower gear.

So the near-doubling of oil prices since mid-January’s $28 low is not surprising.

Because Europe is militarily insignificant, they argue, it is not surprising that Europeans emphasize diplomacy, rather than military might, to resolve disputes.

Indeed, it is somewhat surprising that the partnership did not show more strains sooner after the Cold War ended.

Add to that enduring income, racial, and gender inequality, and frustration with the current system is not surprising.

Given violence at home – exemplified recently by the Pakistani Taliban’s effort to kill 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai for speaking out in favor of girls’ education – it is not surprising that migrants are willing to take great risks in pursuit of new opportunities abroad.

It is surprising that 17 years after the handover of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China, Hong Kong still does not have a directly elected legislature.

Indeed, the share of government in employment in Scandinavia is surprising.

When incomprehension no longer produces new heights of prosperity, but rather economic collapse and failure, it is not surprising that it turns to anger.

One is found in the postcommunist countries of East and Southeast Europe, a surprising number of which have elected members of the old nomenklatura under a new guise.

In the wake of this summer’s stock-market plunge and surprising devaluation of the renminbi, the same thing is happening again.

Lacking a culture of political compromise, the breakdown of central authority in 2011 was not surprising.

Harari’s answer is not surprising; by framing his discussion with a litany of ecological, nuclear, and technological challenges, he concludes that nationalism will only lead to conflict and disaster.

So it is not surprising that it has also been a revolution that – unlike that which divided Czechoslovakia 14 years ago – falls well short of achieving full statehood for Scotland.

It is not surprising that those whose interests have been best served by politicians are more likely to vote.

This is surprising, because anyone who has worked in government knows that coordinating the public and private sectors to address a particular issue, while often complicated, is a cakewalk compared to the problem of herding the cats that constitute the panoply of government agencies.

Faced with such significant obstacles, it is not surprising that the High-Level Working Group has settled on a more modest measure of success for TTIP negotiations.

Add migration and the new social media landscape, and it is hardly surprising that a significant share of the Western population feels that society has lost its bearings.

So the students’ lawsuit was not surprising to me.

Indeed, the surprising actions taken by Singapore and Switzerland were a direct response to this divergence, as was Denmark's decision to halt all sales of government securities, in order to push interest rates lower and counter upward pressure on the krone.

Its weakness is somewhat surprising: real incomes are up, and the coalition government that came to power last year has introduced a series of generous welfare measures, including a large increase in the minimum wage, a reduction of the retirement age, and a special top-up pension for women with children.

In fact, the attacks, while surprising in their method, symbolic character, and scope, changed nothing.

This should not be surprising – educational results take years to measure, but profits and bonuses for executives are calculated annually.

This is hardly surprising.

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