1.   And given that so many of the plays were by midcareer writers, the thematic parallels were not all that surprising.

2.   And that too is not all that surprising.

3.   Actually, the increase in ties is not that surprising.

4.   Actually, it may not be all that surprising.

5.   But a lot of what is happening is not all that surprising.

6.   But his production is not all that surprising to those who saw Skinner at almost every voluntary off-season workout the Clippers sanctioned.

7.   But it is not all that surprising that they do not.

8.   But in truth, say players, agents and league officials, the nastiness of the contract battle was not all that surprising.

9.   Economists said that the rebound in sales was not all that surprising given that storms in the East had hurt sales in earlier weeks.

10.   However, the outcomes were not that surprising to the winners.