Sentences with phrase «bit of an oxymoron»

To call anything in the minority «high - ranking» is a little bit of an oxymoron, considering how little power the party out of power has — even at a time when the Republicans have insisted they've learned their lesson during a brief stint in the wilderness and will be more magnanimous in their treatment of colleagues on the other side of the aisle.

That sounds like a bit of an oxymoron.

so I have to watch him extra carefully when he's in wool to make sure the clothes stay on or the messes are kept to a minimum (which is a bit of an oxymoron with kids, right?).

But convenient diaper changes are a bit of an oxymoron on vacation, since you might not be near a restroom, or it may not have a changing table.

Yes, you're right... toxic, organic baby formula is a bit of an oxymoron.

Certainly systemic vasodilation seems a bit of an oxymoron - there are only x liters of blood in the body, and you can't make more blood go EVERYWHERE.

It might seem like a bit of an oxymoron, but drinking more water actually helps you lose water weight.

It's one of those questions that seems like a bit of an oxymoron.

I'll be the first to admit that being both a Certified Holistic Nutritionist (CNP) and a Disordered & Emotional Eating Coach is a bit of an oxymoron.

Slim leg culottes is a bit of an oxymoron as culottes are wide leg by design, but what I mean by slim leg is that it shouldn't be too wide.

«Comfortable heels» can seem like a bit of an oxymoron — even the patroness saint of pumps, Sarah Jessica Parker, admitted that no heel will last you for hours on end.

The sleeveless sweater by name is a bit of an oxymoron.

Instead of using acclaimed, still popular and widely seen sources like those though, which tend to give off the stench of being made primarily for monetary reasons, the more enticing remakes (which is admittedly a bit of an oxymoron) are ones of films that had solid concepts that maybe didn't reach their full potential, or ones of films that have been long forgotten and aren't known these days by the large majority of viewers.

But I'd say that your ability to keep on top of deadlines is an indication that you're starting to find a groove in doing TIFF, which is a bit of an oxymoron since film festivals are such an organic phenomenon and things are constantly changing for us as film critics.

We all know that education budgets are getting cut more and more, and that meaningful professional - development opportunities have unfortunately become a bit of an oxymoron in education.

Fast SUVs might be a bit of an oxymoron, but if you're a fan of this niche, Jeep has two things just for you.

The automotive elite may consider «Front Wheel Drive sports cars» a bit of an oxymoron, but in today's industry — which features four - door coupes and a distinct inability to call a station wagon a station wagon — proper nomenclature has become a thing of the past.

And political stability for emerging countries may be a bit of an oxymoron.

It's a bit of an oxymoron, he admits, «but in our case this means having 40 stocks in the global equity portfolio that we're really confident about their quality, out of a universe of more than 5,000 securities, versus a longer - term average of 50 to 55 stocks in that specific portfolio.»

High yield savings accounts: These days, «high yield savings account» is a bit of an oxymoron.

Paying to volunteer is a bit of an oxymoron.

I've always thought of suburban sustainable development as a bit of an oxymoron.

The term «green electronics» may be a bit of an oxymoron.

Introductory periods aside, low interest on a credit card almost seems like a bit of a oxymoron: as of May 2017, the average variable credit card APR is 16.46 percent, and penalty interest rates hover around 30 percent.

Sounds like a bit of an oxymoron, but it is being worked on.

The term «short sale» is a bit of an oxymoron considering the often arduous task of actually completing one.