1.   Faced with these twin assaults on his ego it was hardly surprising that many players were found wanting.

2.   Hardly surprising really considering it feels not dissimilar from a hunk of exceedingly dead meat!

3.   Hardly surprising then that budgets were kept low and most films were aimed at the television audience.

4.   If such a three-pronged assault on the ailing Soviet economy has a familiar ring to it, that is hardly surprising.

5.   In such an atmosphere of rancour and distrust it was hardly surprising that the magazine never developed a proper editorial identity.

6.   It is hardly surprising that in such environments, adolescents fall prey to peer pressure.

7.   It is hardly surprising that it should occasionally wreak vengeance on its executioner.

8.   It is hardly surprising that many children eventually acquire a similar attitude towards the relevance of mathematics.

9.   It is hardly surprising that new mothers often suffer from depression.