Sentences with phrase «big a contradiction in»

Is being a left winger and a Climate Skeptic as big a contradiction in terms as a male feminist sympathizer is in the eyes of a lesbian separatist feminist?

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Yet, in one of the not infrequent contradictions of American politics, voters combine their concern for economic security» and their reliance on the state to guarantee it» with an intense generalized distrust of, and opposition to, big government.

And when we're inevitably less than perfect, less than victorious on my own terms, I feel as though we're failing in our call to be prophetic signs of contradiction for our culture and instead affirming less than flattering images people have of couples with small children and big families.

The paper could be a big help in resolving the contradictions among experiments, says oceanographer Douglas Capone of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

A flower's appeal is in its contradictions — so delicate in form yet strong in fragrance, so small in size yet big in beauty, so short in life yet long on effect — Terri Guillemets

But in telling the story of unruly Max, who rough - houses with his dog, starts snowball fights with his big sister's friends that end with him in tears, and acts out when his mom's attention is diverted by a date, Jonze created perhaps the single best portrait of the contradictions of being a kid.

Bigger picture though, the underlying answer to my questions is more disturbing — in reality, the inherent contradictions of my portfolio reflect my continued anxiety over the contradictory prospects of the (developed) economies vs. the markets themselves.

After all, it's certainly a big contradiction to the recently leaked listing on Portuguese site Gaming Replay which claimed that the game would launch in September this year.

For those who don't really know much about Zanzibar Land, here's a big key factor in the contradiction this game has with a game you should be familiar with: Metal Gear Solid's Mei Ling.

The Europeans brought shame to the tropics, and from the conflict between the refusal and acceptance of imposed traditions, a society was born whose biggest feast is that one which celebrates bodies in ecstasy: the carnival with its contradictions, catharsis, irrationality, radiance and libido; a carnival that somehow rules the country and underlies the recent paintings of Lannes.

One of the big contradictions inherent in Irish building practice is that despite ever higher levels of airtightness, we're not matching that with appropriate ventilation standards.

But there's a problem with that «journalist» label itself, and there's a bigger problem concerning the contradiction of what professional journalists should do, compared with what Gelbspan failed to do, a detail pointed out by atmospheric physicist Dr Singer back in 1997.

Inhabitat: Tom Dixon on Sustainable Design by Jill Fehrenbacher «Tom Dixon, design pioneer and all around renaissance man, was one of the big hits of the recent HauteGREEN festivities, where he spoke about issues, concerns and contradictions in sustainable design, including materials, production, recycling and economics.»

Supporters of cap - and - trade were never able to resolve this contradiction: either it wouldn't raise fossil fuel prices, in which case it would be ineffectual; or it would raise them after all, provoking an unstoppable backlash among a citizenry that hadn't signed off on the higher prices and wouldn't be getting the dividends from the tax revenues, while carbon - market participants skimmed big profits.