Ironically no president we have had would have regretted more than President Eisenhower the possibility to which his own words, in the press conference held at the beginning of August, testified: that unable as he was himself to say his running was best for the country, unconsciously he had placed his party before his nation.

Ironically, it soon became apparent that it had been Lascoe, an old pro ... who had made her feel like an amateur.

Ironically, the introduction of the Davy lamp led to an increase in mine accidents, as the lamp encouraged the working of mines and parts of mines that had previously been closed for safety reasons.

Ironically the rate of promotion of indigenous Fijian officers had been very rapid after the 1987 coup, and subsequent expansion of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces.

( Ironically, the Protestant William had also enjoyed the support of the Pope and the Catholic Habsburg monarchy against the aggressive foreign policy of Louis XIV of France ).

Ironically, Peter Hain had served as president of the Young Liberals when they called for the impeachment of Mr. Murray in 1977.

Ironically, the loss of his priesthood had allowed him to pursue a military career, as the high priest of Jupiter was not permitted to touch a horse, sleep three nights outside his own bed or one night outside Rome, or look upon an army.

Ironically, it had been Bryce, following orders from Grossberg, who fought a hacking battle of sorts ( a la the opening scene to Hackers ) with Theora Jones that led to Edison hitting his head on a traffic barrier and falling unconscious.

Ironically, the Ipatiev House has the same name as the Ipatiev Monastery in Kostroma, where Mikhail Romanov had been offered the Russian Crown in 1613.

" Ironically ( because, it appears, no one had noticed his allusion ) Sonata No. 7 received a Stalin Prize ( Second Class ), and No. 8 a Stalin Prize First Class, even though the works have been subsequently interpreted as representing Prokofiev " venting his anger and frustration with the Soviet regime.

Ironically, France and New Zealand had been allies since French missionaries settled in Akaroa, in 1835.

Ironically, it made global headlines alongside reports that Pakistan, following the suit of its neighbor and bitter rival India, had just detonated a nuclear device.

Ironically, both of the Presidents making the offer to Webster died in office, meaning the three-time Presidential candidate could have become President if he had accepted either.

Ironically, the boundary changes had arisen due to his own campaign for the number of MPs representing Northern Ireland to be increased to the equivalent proportion for the rest of the United Kingdom, as part of the steps towards greater integration.

Ironically, only Prost was able to agree terms with Williams for 1993, leaving a seat free for Patrese had he remained with the team.

Ironically, the Germans believed this was because their counterattack had been successful.

Ironically, it was the king who had originally chosen Gaveston in 1298 to be a suitable friend for his son due to his wit, courtesy and abilities.

Ironically, Gearreald was blind and could not see the clock ; she had no idea only a few moments were left in the game.

Ironically, Allan Loughead himself had planned to bid for his own company, but had raised " only " $ 50, 000 ($), which he felt was too small a sum for a serious bid.

Ironically, Sun and AT & T had previously competed over Sun's NFS versus AT & T's Remote File System ( RFS ), and the quick adoption of NFS over RFS by Digital Equipment, HP, IBM, and many other computer vendors tipped the majority of users in favor of NFS.

Ironically, if the proposals had become law, many of the activities of the trades unions during the Winter of Discontent a decade later would have been illegal.

Ironically, the battle that ended Germany's paratrooper operations had the opposite effect on the Allies.

Ironically, the gorse was first introduced to the Oregon Coast by the founder of Bandon, Lord George Bennett, from his native Ireland.

Ironically, Derrick May once described Detroit techno music as being a " complete mistake ... like George Clinton and Kraftwerk caught in an elevator, with only a sequencer to keep them company.

( Ironically, the Round Room had more royal connections than the old Parliament House ; it had been built for the visit of King George IV in 1821 ).

Ironically, it was George A. Miller, then chair of the Department of Psychology that formally dismissed Harris from the PhD program at Harvard in 1960, on the grounds that her ' originality and independence ' did not live up to Harvard's standards.

Ironically, George Todd would later be killed at the Second Battle of Independence, in 1864.

Ironically, Fairfax's father had hired George Washington to survey this land ( giving the general a familiarity with the area that must have proven useful during the war if not in the disposition of the spoils after the war ).

Ironically, John West was brought in to finish the Sun Red Sun recordings, and in 1998 toured with George Lynch.

Ironically, in 1991 George Olshevsky in a species list also used the spelling Richardoestesia, and indicated Ricardoestesia to be the misspelling, unaware that the original authors actually intended the name to be spelled this way.

Ironically, given Murray's rumoured Jacobite leanings but public opposition to the group, his grandson, Lord George Murray became a famed general of the Jacobites and was responsible for their success throughout the greater part of the 1745 uprising.

Ironically, the actor dropped his last name early in his career to avoid confusion with other well-known Morans in New York City, including prizefighter Frank Moran, drama reporter Frank Moran, and George Moran of the popular comedy team Moran and Mack.

Ironically, the act was promoted by the South Sea company itself before its collapse, in an effort to prevent the increasing competition for investors which it saw from companies springing up around it.

( 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, Ryun did all of this before he was permitted to run for the school he attended, University of Kansas, since NCAA rules at the time did not allow freshmen to compete in NCAA competition.

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, according to Carroll Quigley, the Cliveden Set had been strongly anti-German before and during World War I.

Ironically, the song was not even written by the band, but by Keith Forsey, who offered the song to Billy Idol and Bryan Ferry before Simple Minds agreed to record it.

Ironically, the paintings that had brought him fame before 1960 had eliminated all such depth.

Ironically, AMC was never stronger than just before its demise.

Ironically, Chevreul began to study the effects of aging on the human body shortly before his death at the age of 102, which occurred in Paris on 9 April 1889.

Ironically — given the fact that it is an indoor stadium, even more so because a new roof was installed before the 1976 season — the Astrodome suffered a rainout on June 15, 1976.

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, Ambassador A. A. Agada of the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington D. C., U. S., was more forthcoming in recognizing the case of Amina and stated on 29 August 2003: " the Embassy wishes to inform that Malama Amina Lawal has three levels of courts of appeal before the final determination of her case.

Ironically, shortly before Kennedy's 1991 death, he confessed to having ' provided certain information regarding Dr. King and Civil Rights to CIA ', in the seminal documentary " ' Who Killed Martin Luther King?

Ironically, Yorty's place in the history books had been assured when Kennedy had told his supporters only moments before he was shot, " Mayor Yorty has just sent me a message that we've been here too long already.

Ironically, the album was the biggest chart dropper on the top 40 in the music history of UK when, in its 58th week on the charts it leapt from No. 79 to No. 3 before falling to No. 37 the following week.

Ironically, both had plans that were considered highbrow and both suffered launch problems with low audience ratings and financial difficulties that led to outside parties taking large stakes in the companies and significant changes in business strategy before stability was achieved.

Ironically, one of the Coliseum's last functions before being shuttered was as a shelter for people fleeing New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in the fall of 2005.

Ironically, only two years before, McDougald was struck in the left ear during batting practice by a ball hit by teammate Bob Cerv.

Ironically, the injury, which will put Jeff Scheel out of commission for a few weeks, came less than a week before Junkie XL leader Tom Holkenborg injured his back in an onstage accident.

Ironically, when the Garden Festival closed, the land remained derelict for some time, before being re-developed partly into public parkland and partly for retail and leisure.

Ironically, before the war, Marlowe had been a railroad building engineer.

Ironically he died shortly after the formal entry of the US into the war before the issue of his status could be dealt with.

Ironically a segment of The Nine Ages of Nakedness had ended with Marks ’ alter-ego ‘ The Great Marko ’ being brought up before a crooked Judge ( Cardew Robinson ) on obscenity charges.