Thus, it is hardly surprising that artwork will be a contentious matter in estate tax cases.
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When it comes to the issues, it is hardly surprising that The Economist is less impressed.
Against this background, it is hardly surprising that the Inflation Report struck a hawkish note.
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Money being such liquid, transient stuff, it is hardly surprising that financiers should be fugitive.
Given this record, it is hardly surprising that other emerging economies are keen on similar arrangements.
It is hardly surprising that Newham is weighed down by debt, and its financial position is deteriorating.
In this light it is hardly surprising that studios are starting to look at video games more closely.
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In which case, it is hardly surprising that the junior Democratic senator from Connecticut felt compelled to speak.
It is hardly surprising that many Chinese turn to unverified internet sources for news about the leadership's feuding.
So it is hardly surprising that Europeans want to make up their own minds about buying genetically modified foods.
When you put all this together, it is hardly surprising therefore that RBS's share price remains in the doldrums.
If the West is wearying of its Afghan adventure, it is hardly surprising.
Again, it is hardly surprising that buyers currently have the upper hand in the market for computers and software.
It is hardly surprising that, in trying to apply such standards, courts have produced a welter of conflicting decisions.
But it is hardly surprising that bosses are unwilling to prejudice their companies' chance of wielding influence in Washington.
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It is hardly surprising that the electorate is turning against the governing party.
It is hardly surprising that many poor defendants receive less than sterling representation.
In the circumstances it is hardly surprising that Samsung has been so successful in reverse engineering the Apple iPhone.
It is hardly surprising that, given the chance, many Romanies try their luck in the richer countries of western Europe.
Given the family's sufferings in Dongshigu, it is hardly surprising that Mr Chen now says he regarded this as a threat.
So it is hardly surprising that traders refuse to pay the sales tax that the authorities are trying for the fifth time to impose.
It is hardly surprising then that many pharmaceutical firms have marine departments.
It is hardly surprising that banks are keen to promote the idea.
It is hardly surprising that the University of California dropped this nonsense.
Steel output fell by more than 10% in the year to the fourth quarter, so it is hardly surprising that energy use dropped.
It is hardly surprising that Mr Schwarz-Schilling has shed his fervent belief that it is time for Bosnians to run their own country.
So it is hardly surprising that suburbanites are casting their eyes on water-rich farm districts as a way to fill their swimming pools.
With a flawed diagnosis of the causes of the crisis, it is hardly surprising that many policymakers have failed to understand its progression.
Given that Mr Turabi's party controls nearly all the parliament's 400 seats, it is hardly surprising that Mr Bashir should have felt threatened.
But in the eyes of the Palestinians, and others, it is hardly surprising, after all the stateless decades, that the two stories have merged.
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