Perhaps it is not surprising that Italians admire France s Fifth Republic.

This outcome may not have been what the new governor intended, but it is perhaps not surprising.

Perhaps surprising for modern politicians, Morales took his words seriously.

It is perhaps not surprising, then, that most Arab youth do not see role models beyond their close social circles.

This should not be surprising.

Vietnam s emergence as a central player in Asian affairs should not be surprising, for the country was the catalyst of perhaps the key turning point in modern Asian history.

Such a response should not be surprising.

This lack of transparency is not surprising.

This finding is again not entirely surprising.

Perhaps, but perhaps not.

But the Harvard students response was not entirely surprising.

This is not surprising, given Africa s poor educational provision.

That is not surprising Corporatist institutions plausibly retard development.

So the students lawsuit was not surprising to me.

That is not surprising. Neither is it a problem.

Perhaps not.

I haven't heard from Jamal since last night. Not surprising.

It is not surprising that policy approaches have also varied.

Not much, the empirical evidence suggests. This might appear surprising.

The success of the Swedish approach is not so surprising.

It is not surprising that this role has recently vanished.

This is not surprising, given the country s history and culture.

In a longer historical perspective, this policy paralysis may not be surprising.

This is not surprising, given Kenya s poor record of prosecuting war crimes.

The surprising findings are that poverty is not predominantly the consequence of unemployment.

Perhaps the Muslim Brotherhood would win a general election. But perhaps not.

It's not surprising, because only three percent of people in the DRC use condoms.

So it's not too surprising that there were no good treatments for hearing loss.

That may not be surprising, given the violence and turmoil elsewhere in the region.

Against that background, it is not surprising that pay in the financial sector soared.

It is not surprising that they are working longer than Keynes thought they would.

This is hardly surprising.

That is hardly surprising.

This may seem surprising.

This is hardly surprising.

Perhaps the Chinese should not worry.

Not a very startling insight, perhaps.

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

In historical terms, this is not surprising, as our research into commodity super cycles shows.

It is not surprising, then, that ten years later, there has been no fundamental reform.

This rapid growth should not be surprising, given the prevalence of mental health problems worldwide.

Biologist Robert Full studies the amazing gecko, with its supersticky feet and tenacious climbing skill. But high speed footage reveals that the gecko's tail harbors perhaps the most surprising talents of all.

Given that this position reflects the British public s attitude toward the EU, it is not surprising.

That, too, is not surprising, because the situation remains an amorphous mix of hope and destruction.

So it is not surprising that many Americans react with horror to her style of parenting.