The economic and environmental case for high taxes on fuel is sound, but when tax accounts for 72% of the price of anything, it is not surprising that people grumble.
When overseers offer only tepid justification for their oversight, it is not surprising that the overseen get tired.
Given the difficulties, it is not surprising that many shareholders have bolted.
Thus, it is not surprising that performance advertisements are effective.
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So it is not surprising that many Russians were unimpressed.
Corporate tax rates are now at 30-year lows as a percentage of GDP and it is therefore not too surprising that those 6.6% historical real returns were 3% higher than actual wealth creation for such a long period.
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As I have been using it for about 30 years, it is not surprising that I have my own way of interpreting it.
In these times of newsroom austerity and mounting pressure to produce multi-media reports about news as it is breaking, it is not surprising that these two jobs would make the top ten list.
Given the potential impact on business, it is probably not surprising that riots make investors nervous.
Furthermore, it is not surprising that the radio network suspended Mr. Pinkett.
So it is not surprising that the stock of Fluor Corp. ( FLR, 47) , which provides engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and project-management services for refineries and power plants, is down 48% in the last 12 months.
Without that official validation, it's not surprising that this problem is not addressed more by physicians.
There is, however, another version of the artist, the European, the classicist, and it is not surprising to see that this is the aspect the Pompidou has chosen to celebrate.
Given its many authors and their strongly held and often conflicting views, it is perhaps not surprising that the product of this decision-making process is seriously flawed.
With a challenge so large and so complex, it should not be surprising that there is no single answer.
What's striking about this is that it's not surprising anymore.
It is not surprising that despite more arrivals in the U.S., many other Chinese are choosing to spend their vacations (and money) in Paris and London instead of New York and Las Vegas.
After several years at Google, it is surprising that Mr. Yegge missed the obvious answer to why Google is not a platform.
Over the years, it is not surprising that the Arhuac have vigorously defended their culture.
It is not surprising, then, that Faust's Feb. 18 letter had an alarmed tone.
In this atmosphere of improvisation and chaos, it is perhaps not surprising that accounting procedures took a back seat.
Certainly last year with the record we had, it is not surprising that we would only be on there twice.
In addition to solid reports from auto manufacturers, it is not surprising that auto retailers are also reporting better results.
And mice and men being pretty similar at the genetic level, it is not too surprising that the same set works in people.
In a country trying to crawl out of its worst economic crisis for more than a century, it is not surprising that the environment comes low on the agenda.
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