surprising

Preposition: that

• none: However, it was surprising that none of the other criteria were mentioned as having such influence.

Modifies a noun

• twist: With a surprising twist in the dragon's tale.
• omission: But there is no diesel, a surprising omission in a car of this class.
• discovery: C onclusion That Trisha employs interrogatory rhetoric in order to push her guests into personal confessions is not a surprising discovery.
• finding: These surprising findings could mean a radical overhaul for much current scientific thinking about the most common organic compound on earth.
• conclusion: His research on the origin of the werewolf legend led him to some surprising conclusions, which are described in this novel.
• amount: However, there is a surprising amount of light still on, .. .

Modifying Another Word

• hardly: Hardly surprising considering there is no blood build up in them.
• somewhat: Tho the title si somewhat surprising ( well done!
• perhaps: The number of European objects contained in the collections is also perhaps surprising.
• altogether: Not altogether surprising given that the computers are spread over two floors ( soon to be four floors!
• scarcely: Given that they aim to appeal to members of both of the major communities, this is perhaps scarcely surprising.
• rather: In the few cases where I could check their sources something rather surprising came up.

Infinitive complement

• discover: It is not surprising to discover that this soup tureen was intended for the serving of turtle soup.
• hear: On accepting the award, it was hardly surprising to hear Steve praise his players.
• learn: It was also surprising to learn that large parts of the Roman masonry had survived above ground level right up to the seventeenth century.
• see: Hence, it is not surprising to see fewer instances of this theme across countries.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: Viewed in that light, Paterson's sudden departure from the Bank seems less surprising.

Preposition: in

• view: This is quite surprising in view of their structural complexity, ' says McGrath.