Some experts are not surprised that students often see no difference between effort and results.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

He was not surprised that the question came from China.

VOA: special.2010.01.07

Immigration specialist Georges Lemaitre, of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, is not surprised by these reports.

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

Masha Lipman,a political analyst with the Carnegie Moscow Center, says she is not surprised that such a list exists.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

Georgetown professor Robert Lieber says he is not surprised the White House may be shifting its position.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

Speaking with President Karzai at a news conference, Secretary Gates indicated he was not surprised by that statement, but hopes it will not take that long.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

Eide,speaking to reporters, is calling for patience to allow the process to be completed, saying he is not surprised by the slow pace of the vote count.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

But many Europeans at this tourist information center in Orlando say they are not surprised that fewer people from their countries are choosing to visit the U.S..

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

With such a huge audience, Aimee Picchi is not surprised.

VOA: standard.2010.01.27

"I was disappointed but not surprised.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Abdeidna said it was disappointing to hear what he called the anti-democratic principles of the mediator sent by the African Union, but that he was not surprised given that Mr.Gadhafi is, in Abdeidna's words,"a man of coups himself."

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Is it little wonder that job growth is lagging in our economy?" The president says he is not surprised that Americans are angry that the jobless rate remains high, and that this has hurt his approval rating, which stands at about 50 percent.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06

The other dog was going to win and Smiley's dog looked surprised and did not try to win the fight anymore.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

In nineteen sixty-eight, President Johnson surprised the nation by announcing that he would not seek reelection as president.

VOA: special.2010.09.26

I looked hard at him. I could not have been more surprised if he has said the same thing about Nepoleon, or Socrates,or Solomon.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

I looked hard at my friend. I could not have been more surprised if he has said the same thing about Nepoleon,or Socrates,or Solomon.

VOA: special.2011.03.26

He was surprised that he did not cry surprised and a little ashamed.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

But he was surprised that he had not been afraid to go.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

Beatrice did not seem surprised.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

Malema surprised some ZANU-PF members when he told them not to engage in violence during elections.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

I'm not sure if that's the right word, but they were surprised nonetheless."

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

"What surprised me,in fact, is that when he attained office, Obama did not denounce or back away from the idea of installing missiles in Poland, which is something I think he was quite critical of at one point,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.15