Sentences with phrase «ironic way for»

But looking back, the Abu Dhabi crash was a pretty ironic way for his career to have come to an end.

It's thought to be an ironic way for a speaker to say two things at once.

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By the way, take a trip down South; EVERY OTHER billboard is either a direct quote from the Bible or an advertisement for a local church (that last one sure is ironic, isn't it?).

Our problem, he says, is not that we have become urbanized but that we have built our cities in such a way as to sacrifice our relation to nature for the sake of urban values; and the ironic result is that for most of their inhabitants our cities no longer provide even urban values.

Ironic that they stick with no Sunday games to support the (presumably) majority Christian schools, but with all the talk about Judeo - Christian heritage, they can't find a way to compromise for this team.

Most ironic part of all of this is that the group (young adults) that appear to have come out in force to get him re-elected, are the ones that will be paying for this decision (in more ways than one) for the rest of their lives...

The ironic and indirect ways of affirming and denying — God bless the Czar and keep him far, far away — modes of speaking that are so important for Jewish humanism, are found in Yiddish, a plastic language that hung like a long suspension bridge over the chasm that separated the world of an isolated, vulnerable religious minority from the dangerous Gentile - dominated majority culture.

Kind or ironic when people who think the universe was designed for the sole purpose of God planning to have a relationship with them accuse people of being arrogant because they claim science is a better way to understand the natural world.

How ironic that atheism defends itself for not having done anything out of hate and yet millions of sheep condemn people's choices and ways of living with a set of beliefs.

And what's ironic is that I'm so bothered because Jesus actually challenges me to not only care for the souls of all humanity, but to feed the hungry, aid the sick, regard the stranger, visit the prisoner, and love my neighbor in tangible ways.»

What is ironic here is that Christian missionaries were in a way responsible for creating this ferment in Kerala.

It is somewhat ironic that the authors should set out to rescue from neglect this highly placed and vastly talented lady, versed in the ways of the world, entre deux ages, at a time when the documentary hypothesis can no longer be taken for granted, when the extent, the date, and even the existence of J as an independent, continuous narrative are being widely questioned.

It's ironic, but true — no proper meal has been cooked for a while; instead, a bunch of cookies, snacks, and drinks made their way to the table.

there is some suggestion that wenger is backtracking on his fervent stance regarding what players would be staying at the club for the remainder of the season... some might deduce that this is all part of a much bigger, more elaborate plan... by shifting the blame wenger is attempting to, not so slyly, flip the narrative... by doing so he hopes to evoke empathy from his most ardent supporters, while attempting to rally any fence - sitters, whose faith was waning unless a more legitimate agent of blame emerges... unfortunately, and incredibly insulting to the fans, when wenger attempts to spin a tale and / or tries to eat his own words, he doesn't seem to play it all the way through in his head, so invariably gaping holes emerge... say we believed his version of the truth, would that not make him either an incredibly well - paid custodian of destruction or a spineless jellyfish because what manager worth his weight in salt would stay at a club that didn't give him final say after 20 years of supposed «success»... no matter the answer, neither bodes well for us... how ironic, in a way, since many pundits claim this team has lacked a «spine» for some years now... so whether we win, lose or draw on Sunday is frankly immaterial, as the problems will remain, and although it will be easier to digest if we left the Pool with 3 points, it might just be the worst result for the betterment of this club... a fact that both breaks my heart and baffles the mind

This would be great news for Arsenal FC and would give us Arsenal fans some great ammunition to fire at our counterparts on the red half of Merseyside in the banter wars over the summer and into next season, especially as it would be the second time in a couple of seasons that it happened and after the way they took the mickey about our transfer bid for Luis Suarez it would be ironic to say the least.

However, the fact the England U20 World Cup winner failed to score his first Liverpool goal was the biggest of small problems for Klopp, who embraced the young forward with an ironic grin as they made their way off the pitch.

Either way, Francis is as big a dirt bag as ever, saying, «I think it's ironic that she charged Governor Spitzer $ 2,000 for sex and she wants to charge me $ 10 million for taking some naked pictures of her... I feel like I'm getting a raw deal.»

«It's ironic that a budget that in many other ways was the most transparent for decades seems to have failed to consider and publish its impact on half the population,» chief executive Ceri Goddard said.

In 1999, Naomi Klein captured the anti-corporate feeling of the decade in «No Logo», but equally observed a generation who are «now finding ways to express their disdain for mass culture not by opting out of it but by abandoning themselves to it entirely — but with a sly ironic twist.»

An effective way of initiating a conversing can be talking about recent events or situations.If a couple is fighting around you for casual dating, you can seize this opportunity to say something ironic about the idealist of that couple.

The Spring Breakers honorary award for achievement in utilizing catchy, modern tracks in extremely ironic ways goes to American Honey this year.

But this caveat aside, the film does an exemplary job of exploring its subject; and by way of partial and ironic compensation for the dearth of non-American film clips, a surprising number of the cinematographers interviewed are non-American, at least by birth — including the late Nestor Almendros (Spanish - Cuban), to whom the film is dedicated, Michael Ballhaus (German), James Wong Howe (Chinese), Sven Nykvist (Swedish), Vittorio Storaro (Italian), and Lazslo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond (Hungarian).

Gen Xers looking for a good time probably found themselves cheated at having been pigeonholed like this and watching the film's fun, ironic beginning give way to goopy pathos.

Johansson is also excellent; it's ironic in a way that arguably the best performance of a woman who is so well known for her physical characteristics is the one where she is never actually on screen, but her voice work is just as necessary to believe there is something real to the relationship, and the subtle verbal tics she uses are mightily effective.

«Likewise, abuse against women was something that was hugely prevalent in Tonya's life but the Me Too movement, the Time's Up «movement hadn't begun when we were filming so it is very sadly ironic that it has become so topical but the best way forward is for all of us to discuss it.»

The sense of earth - shattering importance in Dwight's vendetta is dispelled at the end with ironic knowing insouciance — a little sign - off to show that our hero has stormed his way to hell, brought damnation upon himself and everyone else in sight, and that all there is to show for it is a postcard that we'd forgotten about, finally reaching its destination too late.

: For all of the body parts that Stephen King has torn asunder in his numerous books and film adaptations, it's ironic that two of the most beloved movies ever about male bonding come from his book «Different Seasons» — a «Body» that spawned the CSI Our Gang of «Stand By Me,» and the prison breakout that lay behind «Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,» Wisely shortened to the last three titles by writer - filmmaker Frank Darabont, this 1994 classic of an unbreakable man slowly chiseling his way out of a Maine hellhole over the course of decades stands as not only the most soulful film in an understandably macho prison break genre, but also as a film that many rightfully consider to be one of the best movies ever made.

That may seem a perverse way of putting it, for in a way the film is «just» a comedy, its ironic potential lying, as in comedy it always does, between what the characters may be hoping to get out of life and what — because of their various ineptitudes — they will be forced in the end to put up with.

Joe believes he can buy his way to happiness, yet emotional growth actually comes as he is forced to swap elegant slacks for dusty cotton pants; an ironic ascension from selfish to savoir.

It is ironic that in an ideological environment which stresses «full inclusion» in regular classrooms for children with severe disabilities, highly gifted children are still being excluded in many ways.

All of this is a bit ironic because, in a small way, Schmitt is responsible for the dwindling practice of the communication form he so reveres.

I didn't cover it for The Speaker - Sentinel, because I was at the funeral for my own reasons, but I helped one of our young staff members who did, the high school intern who arrived underdressed in her own ironic way and probably had no idea of half the personages she was looking at.

Plan for growth, your Great Dane will be huge as an adult, choosing dog names like Tiny or Peanut will be quite ironic when your dog is full grown, unless of course you planned it that way:)

when confronted with bags of dried cat food (bad bad bad for cats) and it has freakin» cranberries (very popular in «organic» and «natural» dried cat foods which is particularly ironic because dried kibble is in no way part of a feline «natural» diet.

I think it's ironic that given the long drawn out moaning about the voice actor selection process for Shenmue, that Corey Marshall was way and above the worst voice actor in the game!

The ironic thing is the client for setting up multiplayer games within GameCenter is very easy and much more convenient than the traditional way of IP matching or host serving.

How Ironic my second request was to add PS1 / PS2 file sorting to the store too, which you have backed up @ryannumber3gamer above asking the same thing, And by the way Sony Store team, if you pay me for an hour of my time I will add the relevant menu's to your website / Store GUI as I am a professional Website Developer.

And in an ironic twist of fate, that curiosity and thirst for knowledge and adventure would be fulfilled in a most unwelcome way.

Project Space Festival Day 2: Tacho The state of exception was approached in a different way at Tacho, where missing icons (Andrea Knoblauch und Ute Vorkoerper) raised a new flag for Europe, accompanied by the ironic strains of a recording of the European Anthem — Ludwig van Beethoven's Ode to Joy — set this time in a nostalgic minor key and played by a xylophone.

NS: You have said that these paintings are not meant to be purely ironic like the way that Jeff Koons uses appropriated imagery for a sly commentary on contemporary life.

For better or worse, the work fits right in with 47 Canal's stable of artists (Josh Kline, Ajay Kurian, and Anicka Yi); like those artists, BFFA3AE manipulates and combines generic products (like mylar balloons with Disney Characters, soap dispensers, and seaweed snack packs) in witty, slightly ironic ways.

For Richter this «fuzzy» focus is a way of depicting memory, but it also has an ironic edge since many of Richter's images are appropriated from the media.

However, his ironic self - portraits posed in a Mao suit in front of American landmarks found their way to Communist China and were profoundly influential for China ‟ s avant - garde, including conceptual artists Song Dong and Zhang Huan, who were exposed to Tseng ‟ s images through western magazines smuggled into the country in the 1980 ‟ s. Tseng ‟ s photographs not only satirized relations between the United States and its emerging rival, China, but also broadcasted his freedom of movement - a privilege denied most Chinese artists at the time.

While this new work continues Lum's interest in overlooked characters, the mood is distinctly bitter and ironic: the obituaries describe pathetic or banal deaths, and the busts include those of people most famous for the brutal way their lives ended.

For their second exhibition at the Lisson Gallery, Allora & Calzadilla have developed a group of works that address «figures of speech» in literal, metaphorical and ironic ways.

Their art explores the human body as a tormented expression of the self and the world, and a fragmented, deconstructed entity that is a metaphor for social and psychological conflicts, as well as the theatrical, performative element — its propensity for slipping into different roles in way that is ironic, sometimes even tragic.

Does it not seem a little ironic that while WUWT has on more than a few occasions criticised the other side for sending unsavoury emails to skeptics, the mods have left this request up, indicating they are (just quietly) happy for the bullets to fly the other way.

In 2011, Ontario drew up an «action plan» — the label turns out to be ironic — for government - wide adaptation to climate change that was already under way.

When one clicks on the link, one sees pointers to a list of what are pretty clearly term - paper mills (an ironic result given that my book, among other things, tries to stress the perils and impropriety of plagiarism — though perhaps not unexpected, given that some customers who are looking for books on writing may also be looking for other, less ethical, ways of satisfying their writing obligations).

The introduction of a touchscreen on such a small device is certainly one way to reduce the need for physical controls (ironic that this was introduced immediately after the new iPod shuffle regained its tactile buttons).