So it is surprising to read allegations the plaintiffs are no longer paying their bills.
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In that regard, it is surprising to note how little money the Pentagon spends on missile defense, given the high priority of the dangers it addresses.
If Mr Hirschfeld is synonymous with New York, it is surprising to find London hosting the largest concentration of his work on public view in one city at once.
It is surprising to most people, but prosthetics' most important role is not ambulation: They are a social device to "level the playing field" and allow others to see you as not different.
"It is surprising to me that this has happened, " said the 30-year-old Vancsik, who rode his luck when his ball rebounded off a cart path on the 10th when it should have gone out of bounds.
So it is surprising to see that Leonardo DiCaprio has optioned the rights to the hit book Devil in the White City (by Erik Larson) with the intention of playing the role of serial killer H.
Given the nature of the book's title and those it is most likely to appeal to, it is not surprising to find that the locations of John Graham-Cumming's suggestions are provided in geographical co-ordinates rather than addresses.
"It is disappointing but it is not surprising to see that health professionals have the same ingrained prejudice against obese people as the general public, " he told BBC News Online.
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.
In the early 1990s he had spent three years in Moscow as correspondent for the Philadelphia Enquirer, spoke Russian and liked to travel, so it is not surprising to find that he is more naive about fish than he is about Russia.
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It is not surprising to find originality and beauty in the American Renaissance.
With borrowing rates for high-yield issuers so low, it is not surprising to again see heavy activity geared toward refinancing existing debt.
Many individual investors already had concerns about the pace of economic growth, so it is not surprising to see their nerves rattled by the negative headlines.
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As he grew into a young man, these qualities grew with him and so it is not surprising to see how so many lives were affected by his disappearance.
Given the cost of enrollment, the career opportunities after graduation, and the need for diverse and global perspectives in the workforce, it is not surprising to see applications rise at international business schools.
For all the attention that Apple receives for designing the best looking products, it is always surprising to me that they do not receive the credit that they deserve for being manufacturing leaders as well.
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"From what I've read about the symptoms (Seau) was experiencing the last couple of years -- the ones relayed by the family -- it is not surprising to me that he had this disease, " said McKee, who was not involved in the Seau case.
"Japan, South Korea, and the United States used to have strong mobile WiMAX proponents, so while the momentum and future of WiMAX and LTE are clear, it is somewhat surprising to see how long the subscriber crossover has actually taken, " says research director Phil Solis.
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It is not surprising that Bali is unlikely to achieve anything tangible, for it is aimed at the hardest part of climate-change mitigation getting an international agreement which all the big emitters ratify.
And is it surprising to people in the Middle East that a black man could be president of what is arguably still the most powerful nation on earth?
Which is why it was surprising to hear that the show is being pressured by a sponsor to have the PSA and any American Idol association with it removed.
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So it is all the more surprising to learn that not only is she a test pilot for one of the world's biggest aircraft manufacturers, she is the only woman in France holding such a position.
With odds that low, maybe it is not surprising that the III is willing to go out on a limb and say that if it happened, your standard policy is likely to cover it.
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It is not to surprising that tablets were the gift of choice vs. smartphones.
To many, it is surprising things have taken so long to boil over.
Set serenely on course to Downing Street, it is not surprising that Mr Blair has decided to leave the risk-taking to the Tories.
It is a little bit surprising to have it all happen at the same time.
Given the strength of the two-week move, it is not surprising or unhealthy to see small corrections.
It is not surprising, come to think about it, that the birthday bash was rather a damp squib.
Centrist politics, charm, even a fondness for new-age jargon: it is hardly surprising that Ms Granholm is being compared to a certain recently retired baby-boomer.
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