Officials inspected the restaurant on Nov. 27 but found no contaminated food, which is not necessarily surprising.

Agency officials generally portray the discrepancies as minor and not necessarily surprising given the long history of the South Africa's bomb program.

This is not necessarily surprising, since there are many musicians who may have been good during the competition, but have vanished afterwards, leaving the critics recollections unaffected.

But Mr. Bloomberg's unfamiliarity with some corners of City Hall is not necessarily surprising or particularly revealing.

While this observation was not expected, it is not necessarily surprising or without precedent.

It is not necessarily surprising that he should have been drawn to science-fiction horror.

While the outcome was not necessarily surprising, the margin was.

Given the pedigree of the man leading Clear Channel's new online radio strategy, such changes are not necessarily surprising.

But a careful examination revealed something that was important but not necessarily surprising.

The fact that Miramax is cutting back is not necessarily surprising.