That should not surprise us.

Or maybe we should no longer be surprised.

There is nothing strange in this.

There should be no surprise in any of this.

This lack of transparency is not surprising.

Unsurprisingly, he has Israel in mind.

The failure of targeted UN sanctions should come as no surprise.

We should not be surprised when those billions of people do not acclaim us as heroes and heroines.

And we should not be surprised, why?

Not surprisingly, such transfers were strongly resisted.

In retrospect, it is astonishing that there should have been any doubt.

Pharmaceutical companies argue that they should be entitled to a full patent, paying nothing to the developing country from which the traditional knowledge was taken, even though the country preserves the biodiversity without which the drug would never have come to market. Not surprisingly, developing countries see things differently.

This is because the so called linking directive the regulation authorizing EU firms to import Certified Emission Reductions from CDM projects bans credits from any forestry project.

But don't be surprised if the next European downturn will be blamed on the US and the depreciation of the dollar.

In fact, Japanese government opinion was so divided that it is surprising that it was able to unite in the end.

So we were not surprised when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to these leaders and Foreign Minister Peres in recognition of their courage, commitment and dedication in embarking on the path to peace.

Don t be surprised if Brazil leaves Turkey in the dust, South Africa eventually surpasses Russia, and India outdoes China.

While the obvious catalyst for Obama s decision was Putin s grant of temporary asylum to the former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, the bilateral relationship has long been faltering.

In fact, it should come as no surprise that enthusiasm for religious self assertion is strongest among young, second generation immigrants.

Regardless of what the right explanation is, the history of recent recessions suggests that we should not be surprised that the job recovery is taking time.

For example, only 8 of the 409 billion spent on fossil fuel subsidies in 2010 reached the poorest 20 of the population.

Not surprisingly, it was in Africa not Europe or America where the cell phone first overtook the housebound handset.

But could it have been otherwise? This should not be a surprise, because the tumultuous Gorbachev and Yeltsin eras left the country exhausted.

Small wonder the American public is fiercely resistant to anything that seriously forces them to compromise on their energy burning, gas guzzling lifestyle.

It is no surprise, then, that for the last 400 years Don Quixote and Panza have bred many relatives and successors, including countless buffoonish boss and servant couples.

We should not be surprised if someone eventually tries to tweak the content of pornography to exploit Americans cultural proclivities on behalf of other products, causes, or even political candidates.

Notwithstanding the courage of the many Iraqis who join either the army or the police, no one should be surprised if some have motives that are less than pure.

Russia s somewhat archaic political culture overly personifies power. Perceptions and assessments of the country s future often depend heavily on the personality of its leader, his resoluteness, and his intellectual and moral qualities.

Given that Obama has a Kenyan father and has spent time in the African villages where his kin still live, it is no surprise that he understands the need for rich nations to assist developing nations.

Small wonder, then, that Russians always cut corners, jump over fences, and never follow a path designated for walking these paths were built not to make life easier for people, but to control them.

Given the erratic nature of Berlusconi s rule, it is no surprise that, ever since the 2001 election that returned him to power, the center left l Unione coalition has won all subsequent elections administrative, regional, and European.

Yet these challenges are nothing compared to the momentous tasks of institutional transformation that await authoritarian countries. Don t be surprised if Brazil leaves Turkey in the dust, South Africa eventually surpasses Russia, and India outdoes China.

Not surprisingly, those who adhere to such beliefs are more averse to redistribution and welfare, and evidence shows that in the US, those who express more anti minority points of view are also more averse to redistribution and more likely to have less sympathy for the poor.

We should not be surprised if someone eventually tries to tweak the content of pornography to exploit Americans cultural proclivities on behalf of other products, causes, or even political candidates.