Ironically, the following two seasons also saw the Cubs get off to a fast start, as the team rallied to over 10 games above. 500 well into both seasons, only to again wear down and play poorly later on, and ultimately settling back to mediocrity.

Ironically, Lucius Verus died in 169, and Marcus Aurelius himself died in 180, both victims of the plague.

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, both Bergman and Antonioni died on the same date.

Ironically, the song itself was a wry comment on the music-video phenomenon, sung from the point of view of an appliance deliveryman both drawn to and repelled by the outlandish images and personalities that appeared on MTV.

Ironically, both men fought to a draw and each retained their respective titles.

Ironically, the Oxnard brothers never lived in their namesake city, and they sold both the Chino and the giant red-brick Oxnard factory with its landmark twin smokestacks in 1899 for nearly $ 4 million.

Ironically, the band decided to split just as they were beginning to obtain long-overdue commercial success both in their native UK and internationally, with Oil On Canvas becoming their highest charting UK album, reaching No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart.

Ironically, both Glazunov and Rachmaninoff, whose first symphony Glazunov supposedly had conducted so poorly at its premiere ( according to the composer ), were considered " old-fashioned " in their later years.

Ironically, from that practice during an attenuated political marriage of convenience which would soon be divorced in blood ( in 1927 ), Asian Marxist movements and governments henceforth would all consider this attire as a standard of political coloration, and it would continue to be appropriate dress for both sides of the bitter Chinese civil wars lasting decades.

Ironically, however, both the state and Church interference became something that Irish people began to resent.

Ironically, both artists would have hits at King working with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame producer Ralph Bass, becoming good friends and routinely competing in battles of the bands at clubs like Atlanta's Royal Peacock in that city's Sweet Auburn section.

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

Ironically, both Social Democrat factions were represented in the 2008 party elections by Manuela Ferreira Leite, economically neoliberal and socially conservative ( often compared to Thatcher ).

Ironically, both Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers were born in the same hospital on the same month, date and year, despite not actually meeting each other until they were fifteen.

Ironically, both men found common ground in their support of Woodrow Wilson.

Ironically, soon after their discoveries, both Stark and Lo Surdo rejected developments in modern physics and allied themselves with the political and racial programs of Hitler and Mussolini.

Ironically both of these two top parties also allied with him and his Jatiya Party in time of their need to suit their purpose.

Ironically, the contents of the plate was not really Trunks, but a cleverly made decoy by both Trunks and Giru.

Ironically, although they could not agree, both respected the other and would not have wished that outcome.

Demand from ABC's European distributor EMI for a What A Wonderful World album forced ABC to issue one but they did not promote the album either so it did not chart in the U. S. Ironically, twenty years later, it became the most successful recording of both Armstrong and Thiele's careers, thanks to its inclusion on the hit soundtrack to the Robin Williams film Good Morning Vietnam.

Ironically, Hughes scored for Chelsea in both of their Premier League fixtures against Manchester United in 1995 – 96 ; a 4 – 1 win for United at Stamford Bridge in October and a 1 – 1 draw at Old Trafford in early December.

Ironically, these are the groups which have doubled or tripled their missionary efforts since World War 2,, while the more established denominations are barely maintaining pre-war staffs.

Ironically, one of the stronger arguments against this position came from an individual highly respected by their theological quarter, Bliss Knapp, who claimed that Eddy understood through her lawyer that these consent clauses would not hinder normal operation after her decease.

Ironically, these events mellowed her and she began to accept Catholics as friends.

Ironically the last three of these battles were amongst Germany's most celebrated victories in World War I.

Ironically, it is these paintings, created late in his life, and after the heyday of the Impressionist movement, that most obviously use the coloristic techniques of Impressionism.

Ironically, these pills were meant to make Qin Shi Huang immortal.

Ironically, these public-private efforts often took the form of local processing requirements which ultimately ran afoul of the commerce clause.

Ironically, some of these areas that have preserved their telephone boxes have now painted them red.

Ironically recorded at the Granville Theatre in London, Betjeman closed the epilogue and the station with these words:

Ironically, some of these songs later made up the band's debut album Get The Knack, and included " Good Girls Don't ".

) Ironically, these sounds tend to be perceived as " weaker " or " lighter " than the vowels represented by un-umlauted u, o, and a, and thus in languages like German which use it normally, the umlaut does not evoke the impression of strength and darkness which its sensational use in English is intended to convey.

Ironically, Francis Scott Key's grandson, Francis Key Howard, was one of these political detainees.

Ironically, many of these newspapers are owned by units of the Communist Party of China ; however this ownership has the odd effect of giving the newspapers the political cover to take a more critical line against the government.

Ironically, the bay windows seem to elevate upwards, opening up the two lowermost levels into voids enclosed with steel-framed glazing, making these elements seem lighter than they really are.

Ironically, these experiments are not done for the reptilian humanoid Race's perverted enjoyment, rather it is a dramatic species reversal as humans often observe the mating habits of animals.

Ironically, these ultra-thin clients are often used to make available complex or data-hungry applications which have been implemented as thick clients but where the true client is hosted very near to the network server.

Ironically, those that subscribe to these principles are called " Unions " contrasting the real world definition of what a trade union pushes for.

Ironically, these areas ' inhabitants that are colloquially described as " old money " are almost always descendants of the people the term " nouveau riche " ( new money ) was originally coined to describe: nineteenth century industrialists, bankers, and builders.

Ironically: the same people who were, for decades, stigmatised as ultra-Croatian " linguistic nationalists " ( Stjepan Babić, Dalibor Brozović, Radoslav Katičić, Miro Kačić ) have been accused as pro-Serbian " political linguists " simply because they opposed these " language purges " that wanted to kick out numerous words of Church Slavonic origin ( which are common not only to Croatian and Serbian, but are also present in Polish, Russian, Czech and other Slavic languages ).

Ironically, these trials better prepared the soldiers for the ordeals of trench warfare.

Ironically, these views aided Müller's rise as it guaranteed the hostility of the Nazis, thereby making Müller very dependent upon the patronage of Reinhard Heydrich, who in turn appreciated Müller's professionalism and skill as a policeman, and was aware of Müller's past, making Müller rely upon Heydrich's protection.

Ironically, one of the stronger arguments against this position came from Bliss Knapp, who claimed that Eddy understood through her lawyer that these would not constitute an impediment to normal operation after her death.

Ironically, this came just after the CRTC had granted it the right to charge seven cents per subscriber when carried on basic cable, whereas it was previously made available to these viewers free of charge ; the new charge had been expected to help sustain the channel's live programming.

Ironically, the performing skills taught to the youths employed in these brothels led many of them to become professional later in life.