Sentences with phrase «rich irony in»

Indeed, Mark has used rich irony in the feeding stories and throughout the Gospel.

One of the rich ironies in all of this is that the Defendants actually lost money by switching to the agency model.

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Above all, we see the irony which contributes so forcefully to the central theme of Moses - Hebrew versus Pharaoh - Egypt, the fascinating «accident» by which all of Egypt's richest gifts and endowments are lavished upon him who is to conduct the campaign ending in Egypt's abysmal frustration.

Reinhold Niebuhr made a more sustained contribution in such works as The Irony of American History.18 Teilhard de Chardin offered a different perspective in The Phenomenon of Man.19 Van Leeuwen develops a rich and fruitful approach in Christianity in World History.20

But this is rich in irony, because the Classical age itself was deeply religious at every level of life.

AAP, «Obeid lawyers try to halt ACCC probe» (The Australian, 6 June 2014) and John Durie, «Obeids test case rich in irony» (The Australian, 6 June 2014)

The plan is rich in irony: MLS will be creating its own regional type of globalization by harnessing the power of globalism's supposed bugbear, fervent nationalism.

There is irony to the fact that many of those speaking the loudest against the federal tax cuts are the same people who, in the past, advocated for higher taxes on the rich.

Prakash, a key witness in the case against Kumar, denies these allegations, but the irony is rich: Kumar's operation may have been undone not by proactive law enforcement but by squabbling within the ranks.

The irony is that by focusing on simple foods rich in nutrients, not only was I able to heal my body completely, but I also lost over 60 pounds in the process.

Everything from grand, sweeping shots of undeveloped forest to gorgeous lens flares in fields of rich yellow hues, to the visual irony of seeing the boys pop out of the thicket and right back into civilized society, adjacent a restaurant where they'd be foraging for roasted chicken.

They're also irony - rich: what might seem superficially sprightly leads not to levity but to a reminder that each of Solondz's stories concerns a deeply unsympathetic person who, despite some measure of physical plenitude, finds him or herself in a position of almost total social isolation.

Perhaps the most salient point in Rob White's auteur study of Todd Haynes comes within his discussion of B. Ruby Rich and her statement that Poison (1991), a pioneering film of New Queer Cinema, is «homo - pomo,» which involves appropriation, pastiche, and irony, among others.

His body ailing, Wilde lives in exile, surviving on the flamboyant irony and brilliant wit that defined him as the transience of lust is laid bare and the true riches of love are revealed.

So when James Franco, frequent director of unacclaimed adaptations of acclaimed American novels (The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, Child of God) announced he would direct and star in a making of account of Wiseau's seminal disasterpiece, the irony seemed rich.

But while Mike Myers found rich humor in the gap between a chauvinistic past and politically correct present, much of the labored comedy in Mortdecai relies on dated stereotypes unredeemed by any hint of post-modern irony.

Indeed, this frequently repeated canard is the richest irony of all in this irony - rich saga.

Amanda Ripley, who studied education systems in other countries for her 2013 book, «The Smartest Kids in the World,» said there's an irony that parents are protesting just as the Common Core tests are being introduced, given the hope among many educators that the new tests will spur richer instruction.

The irony of the legislature advancing this package of accountability measures, while at the same time approving new alternative routes to certification in the state (see: http://progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/behind-michigans-teacher-shortage-a-manufactured-crisis-180426/) is beyond rich.

Timson obviously relishes his role as reader of this nostalgic tale, rich in broad satire and clever irony.

To my regret, and in a rich bit of irony, I failed to research disconfirming evidence for the New York Times» conclusion that ebook sales were indeed dropping.

Traders who learn to love the process of Forex trading are the ones who succeed long - term, those who view the process of trading as something they can skim over or don't really enjoy, are simply in the markets to try and get rich quick, and the irony is that because their focus is continually on the end result they forget about how to get to the end result and thus never achieve it.

Focusing on the realities of everyday life, Ye Funa's works are rich in reference and irony, and wittily connected with grassroots culture.

Rebels Artists Fuel Establishment Riches — Souren Melikian points out the irony that «art produced... by young rebels who challenged the establishment,» such as Basquiat, Pollock, and Lichtenstein, was the fodder for the biggest sale in history, with the proceeds going to far - from - anti-estabishment pockets.

With control of tone, saturation and temperature, colors glow in rich combinations that soften irony.

SolarCity's complaint is rich in Alanis Morissettean irony, given that the company's business plan, like that of all solar power retailers, is based primarily on political favoritism.

The fact that climate change is likely to deal its harshest blows to less developed nations is one of the cruel ironies about this issue — considering that it was largely the rich, industrialized world that emitted the greenhouse gases that caused the problem in the first place.