Not surprisingly, the economy deteriorated.

This is hardly surprising.

No one should be surprised.

It is not surprising that this role has recently vanished.

Karimov, not surprisingly, dodged and weaved instead.

Not surprisingly, secessionist sentiment remains strong.

No wonder that the efficacy of these tools has weakened.

That Japan s dignity is now a central issue should surprise no one.

Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and inherit the land.

By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.

So it is no surprise that the American public and the US Congress are angry.

It is not surprising that policy approaches have also varied.

Not surprisingly, that stance has further inflamed Korean emotions.

Not surprisingly, she won re election resoundingly.

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

Unsurprisingly, financial markets do not want to be tamed.

It is no surprise that the reform process is taking so long.

Russian leaders, not surprisingly, also drew their own conclusions.

Yanukovich s anti democratic position should come as no surprise.

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

So it should surprise no one that containment is coming to dominate Asian diplomatic discourse.

Have some coffee, Jamal.

We shall punish those who deny Our revelations slowly in a way that they will not know .

And those who denied Our signs We shall soon steadily lead them towards the punishment , from the place they will not know .

And those who cry lies to Our signs We will draw them on little by little whence they know not

And those who belie Our signs , step by step We lead them on in a way they know not .

Those who reject Our Ayat ( proofs , evidences , verses , lessons , signs , revelations , etc . ) , We shall gradually seize them with punishment in ways they perceive not .

As for those who reject Our messages , We will gradually lead them from where they do not know .

As for those who reject Our signs as false , We shall lead them , step by step , to their ruin without their even perceiving it .

And those who deny Our revelations step by step We lead them on from whence they know not .

As for those who deny Our signs , We will draw them imperceptibly into ruin , whence they do not know .

As for those who belie Our verses , We will draw them on little by little , from where they cannot tell

But those who deny Our signs We will progressively lead them to destruction from where they do not know .

We gradually lead those who have called Our revelations mere lies , to destruction . Their destruction will be such that they will not even notice how it seized them .

And ( as to ) those who reject Our communications , We draw them near ( to destruction ) by degrees from whence they know not .

We shall gradually seize those who reject Our signs from a place they do not recognize .

Those who reject Our signs , We shall gradually visit with punishment , in ways they perceive not

Unfortunately, that is no surprise.

The budget deficit, unsurprisingly, ballooned.

Not surprisingly, Vladimir Putin s Russia was among the first to kowtow to China s Diktat.

It is no wonder that more and more governments are worried about exchange rate appreciation.

Not surprisingly there are many 99 hotel rooms in Havana.

A half of it or a little less

For half the night , or reduce some from it .

( a half of it , or diminish a little ,