Ironically, although the ID tags include religion as a way of ensuring that religious needs will be met, some personnel have them reissued without religious affiliation listed — or keep two sets, one with the designation and one without — out of fear that identification as a member of a particular religion could increase the danger to their welfare or their lives if they fell into enemy hands.

Ironically, one aspect of American society that the Americo-Liberians recreated was a cultural and racial caste system — however, in this case with themselves at the top instead of the bottom.

( Ironically, Blondell, who plays Mansfield's frumpy middle-aged, all-business secretary, was herself a major movie sex symbol some thirty years before — and whose sexuality was one of the first victims of the Hays Code ).

Ironically, it was Stiff Records, formed from a £ 400 loan from Feelgood ’ s Lee Brilleaux, who went on to release the first British punk single — The Damned ’ s " New Rose ".

Ironically, when this film was produced in 1944, Poland was suffering from a similar fate as it had when Chopin was alive — Poland was under foreign control once again ( under Germans ) during World War II.

Ironically, Lou's sometime-nemesis, the vacuous Ted Baxter — the real cause for the ratings slide — was retained.

Ironically, the very items Eaker requested — a larger bomber force, drop tanks, and P-51 fighters — accompanied the change of command and made the Eighth Air Force decisive in defeating Germany using the daylight bombing doctrine.

Ironically, the Special Corps is composed almost entirely of former criminals — Inskipp himself was a legendary fugitive known as " Inskipp the Uncatchable " before becoming the Corps ' commander.

Ironically, scholars of the 19th century — in particular Alexander von Humboldt and William H. Prescott — would name them Aztec.

Ironically, politicians from across the aisle — Malcolm Fraser and a number of his ministers — spoke out in defence of Cairns on this subject, agreeing that they too signed letters of which they had little or no memory.

Ironically, the Emperor afterward requested to view the Navy's facilities, but the senior Admiralty officer in charge declined to grant his request — possibly to avoid further embarrassments.

Ironically, the previous step change in domestic vacuum cleaner design had been the introduction of the disposable bag — users being prepared to pay extra for the convenience.

Ironically, Minderbinder tends to trust the novel's protagonist Yossarian more than he trusts anyone else because Yossarian — an unselfish man of principle — is so unlike himself.

Ironically the Russians may have seen it first — atomic spy Klaus Fuchs gave Harry Gold a copy which arrived in Moscow on October 29, 1945, and was noted upon that the physicists ' " feelings of distrust toward the government are very strong.

Ironically his status as a professional officer — he did not join the Communist Party until 1930 — may have helped him avoid Stalin's suspicions.

Ironically, for a time in the late 1980s, it used News Series 2000-a tune traditionally associated with ABC stations — as its theme song.

Ironically, given the status of the Western Isles as the last Gàidhlig-speaking stronghold in Scotland, the Gaelic language name for the islands – Innse Gall – means " isles of the foreigners " which has roots in the time when they were under Norse colonisation.

Ironically ( if fittingly, given the media's frequent-and unwelcome-Americanization of Clemente's given name during his life ), his Hall of Fame plaque read " Roberto Walker Clemente "; in 2000, the plaque would finally be recast to express his name in the proper Hispanic format, " Roberto Clemente Walker ".

Ironically, given the intervention of the Hungarian guards during the war, that win came over Hungary.

Ironically, given the role he played in Lumumba's ousting, Mobutu strove to present himself as a successor to Lumumba's legacy, and one of the key tenets early in his rule was " authentic Congolese nationalism.

Ironically, given his feeling about law-breaking, nobody objected to the infringement of his criminality upon this action.

Ironically, given her role in galvanizing Hollywood resistance to Soviet influence, de Havilland was denounced that same year ( along with Danny Kaye, Frederic March, and Edward G. Robinson ) as a " swimming-pool pink " by Time magazine and called before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1958 due to her vocal liberal activism in this period.

Ironically, given the duo's disputes, one of the last singles by Sam & Dave was a cover of The Beatles " We Can Work It Out.

Ironically, after he lost two bouts in a row, he was given a chance at the world's Light Heavyweight championship by Olin.

Ironically, given the attacks he had sustained as Premier from Alexander Grant MacKay, he was part of the federal delegation that finally negotiated the transfer of resource control from the federal to the Alberta provincial government in December 1929.

Ironically, Pete Rozelle is erroneously given credit for the merger, even though he consistently refused to have a game between NFL and AFL champions, and the fact that Rozelle was " out of the loop " when the AFL and NFL owners negotiated the merger.

Ironically, given that many of the ideas which so appalled Pope Pius IX came from France via the revolutions of 1789 and after, Pius's control of the Papal States rested on France, whose army under Emperor Napoleon III defended the Papal States from attack.

Ironically ( given the history of competition between the two logic series ), the 74HC series has grown to include pin-compatible versions of several members of the 4000 series chips, such as the 74HC4051.

Ironically, this song was later included on Fergie's album The Dutchess and both Renee and Stefanie were given songwriting credit.

Ironically, given his reputation for penalty taking, England exited the tournament after losing to Argentina in a penalty shoot-out.

Ironically, having been given his chance by the belief that Gladstone's bill had gone too far in 1866, Disraeli had now gone further.

Ironically, the North facade lacks one of the floors from Leinster House, while the Southern facade is given one floor more than Castle Coole, and has an external staircase more in the Palladian manner.

Ironically, Sívori's last ever game was against Juventus, he was given a red card for kicking Erminio Favalli and was suspended for six matches.

Ironically, Eaton died in 1674 in King's Bench Prison, where he had been incarcerated for a similar debt: quite probably the same £ 100 debt from which he had already been given relief.

Ironically, given his invariably treacherous nature, he was the first to sniff out Nergill's treachery when the Decepticons united with the underwater residents of Sub-Atlantica to take over the world, even going as far as saving Megatron from being shot by Nergill.

Ironically, with so much attention given to attacking play, the game ended in a 0 – 0 draw.

Ironically given their condemnation of Youlou's attempt to abolish all other parties, they also set up a one-party state that remained in place until 1991.

Ironically however, given Ireland's new found economic prosperity, and consequent immigration, there is once again a housing shortage in the city.

Ironically, when Johnson sought a full term as President in 1964, his Republican opponent was Barry Goldwater, the person who had defeated McFarland in the 1952 election, and who had thereby given an indirect assist to Johnson's rise to prominence.

Ironically, most leaders who proclaim themselves President for Life do not in fact successfully serve a life term.

Ironically, the announcement came on the ninth anniversary of their complex's official opening, a fact not lost on many people.

Ironically, it now appears that rumors started to hide the fact that the family was dead actually fueled the rumors they were alive.

Ironically, in view of the opposition expressed to the Oath by anti-treatyites, it was in fact largely the work of Michael Collins, based in its open lines on a draft oath suggested by the President of the Republic, Éamon de Valera, and also on the oath of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.

Ironically, Seagram had purchased Motown ’ s former parent MCA in 1995, as such Motown was in effect reunited with many of its MCA corporate siblings ( Seagram had, in fact, hoped to build a media empire around Universal, and started by purchasing PolyGram ).

Ironically, he was probably more eager to wage war than they were, but he took no account of the fact that the IRA was not a national army and could not operate on the same scale, with the same inattention to casualties.

Ironically, the vote on the editorial board was not seen as important by any of the disputants at the time, and in fact the Bolsheviks were generally in a minority but some delegates had not been present for the crucial vote who would otherwise have voted for the Mensheviks.

Ironically, this lack of insignia often leads to Sayeret Matkal operators being recognized as such, as the fact that Matkal troopers don't wear insignia is well-known.

Ironically, the state conventions do not take place until the end of the primary and caucus season: Iowa is in fact one of the very last states to choose its delegates.

Ironically, Thibault completely ignored the fact that Peppermint Patty was also a girl.

Ironically, historian John F Chuchiak IV has suggested that the result of Landa's fervor to exterminate the traditional Maya religion in fact had the opposite effect and is partially the reason why Maya religion is still alive today in the Yucatán.

Ironically, the fact that he took a step back in order to help his wife's career, also made him famous and well-respected across Latin America.

Ironically, the community had a distinction for being the population with the lowest level of illiteracy on the island of Flores: a fact that was attributed to professor Fraga ( their local school teacher ), who died in 1929.

Ironically, Ruggles had been hired to helm it because as an American, it was thought, he was better equipped to handle a musical — despite the fact that nothing in his past had prepared him to work in the genre.

Ironically in the episode there is a scene where he says he will never go back into politics, but he in fact does about 10 years later.

Ironically, of course, Viacom had been the owner of the majority of channel 57's schedule back in 1985, and in fact was one of Grant's former creditors and a part-owner of Combined.

Ironically this unit was first delivered carrying Southern livery and the number 170 727 ( this was due to the fact SWT needed another 170 and it was cheaper to place another unit on the Southern order than place a new order ).

Ironically, Deathwing helped with the release of Alexstrasza, yet was not concerned due to the fact that the " Demon Soul " has drained the other Aspects powers.

Ironically, the town of Kempston itself has no railway station, despite the fact that it has a population of about 20, 000 and some have suggested the station should be relocated in Kempston.

Ironically, the rest of the FOCA teams ' cars in the Brazilian Grand Prix ( some of which had scored points ) were not disqualified despite the fact they ran the same water-cooled brakes system.

Ironically, Hebrew National beef products cannot be eaten by many observant Jews, despite the fact that Hebrew National is probably one of the most well-known kosher brands among non-Jews.

( Ironically, it was Victoria that held the first meeting in 1905 which led to the creation of the GIWW, a fact noted on the Port's logo.

Ironically, he was in fact an agent provocateur himself, exposed by Vladimir Burtsev in 1908.