Sentences with phrase «something of a paradox»

When it comes to some important values, then, teachers seem to present something of a paradox: they are both progressive and conservative.

So we have something of a paradox here — a hot real estate market with limited inventory where home prices are expected to remain relatively flat over the coming months.

Michelangelo Pistoletto's work returns us to our starting point, reminding us of the paradox of the reflective surface.

Supermarkets present something of a paradox in this country.

Yet the history of this quest for quietness, which I've explored by digging through archives, reveals something of a paradox: The more time and money people spend trying to keep unwanted sound out, the more sensitive to it they become.

The way 20 - somethings approach credit and debt is also something of a paradox.

It was always something of a paradox, the original Land Rover Freelander.

This presents something of a paradox for publishers in that they have to grow the digital market without cannibalizing print sales.

Is their crucial role something of a paradox?

It creates something of a paradox: it is almost impossible to get a good feel of public opinion, or of «the winning strategy», by listening to those whose job it is to speculate about it.

Literature reminds us of this paradox — our specialness and our commonality.

Arctic researchers caution that there is something of a paradox in Arctic trends: while the long - term fate of the region may be mostly sealed, no one should presume that the recent sharp warming and seasonal ice retreats that have caught the world's attention will continue smoothly into the future.

Tremblaya presents something of a paradox that some biologists think could help illuminate the evolution of cell parts.

They remind us of a paradox, in which baseball teams should a) always think about the future and b) worry about nothing but the short - term because that future might not exist.

It is something of a paradox that Tom Couples is going to get his wish this year.

Back in February, we discussed the disappearing 300 - strikeout pitcher, and how it was something of a paradox that no one was reaching the milestone in the era of inflated strikeout totals.

It is one of those balancing acts in football and something of a paradox that Arsenal and just about every other big club has to cope with every season, but hopefully this season Arsene Wenger has got the balance just right between having a talented squad with strength in depth and keeping the players reasonably happy with the chances they are getting on the pitch.

This is something of a paradox: We might expect such genes, which reduce an individual's ability to reproduce, to disappear from the population.

This presents something of a paradox.

Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III is something of a paradox.

The Apple TV 4K's interface is something of a paradox.