Sentence examples for barely surprising from inspiring English sources

Given Germany's history, the reluctance to partake in the dissemination of far-right views was barely surprising.

In a land where one of the two leading candidates is a charismatic ex-Prime Minister indicted by Parliament on wiretapping and fraud charges, a little political frivolity is barely surprising.

When considering the final stages of the smallpox eradication campaign, it is barely surprising that social and cultural clashes could compromise the completion of a worldwide eradication campaign.

After so many years of being told the same thing, it is barely surprising that we believe it.

Federer then yelps after an error gives a set point, his equilibrium tottering, and it's barely surprising when he lopes into a forehand that drifts wide!

Nor was it a simple thing to request -- and receive -- two coffees at the end of the meal (another oversight); yet when the bill came, it was barely surprising to find out that we were charged for four.

With these conditions, it's hardly surprising that there are barely any sex workers left working on the streets of Florisdorf and Liesing at all.

(Hardly surprising; those are things I barely do when not driving, either).

Hardly surprising as the ball will barely stay on the tee.

Hardly surprising really given it's barely stopped raining.

This is hardly surprising given that the field of "safety-critical computing" is barely a decade old, he says.