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, in recent years, much effort has been put into acquiring data at video rates, or higher ( 25-30 frames per second or higher ).

Ironically, this has led to new classes of racing which require not only DOT approval, but also a minimum treadwear rating, in an effort to eliminate the R compound tyres from competition and require " true " street tyres.

Ironically, it was his old Ohio party comrade and prison mate, Alfred Wagenknecht who was elected to head the rival Communist Labor Party of America ( CLA ) in the aftermath of the failed effort to win control of the Socialist Party at its August 1919 Convention.

Ironically enough, one of his final theatrical roles was one of an orthodox priest-a character who Babi Pupuška and Ilija Čvorović would probably despise-in Lazar Ristovski's 1999 effort Belo odelo (" The White Suit ").

Ironically, Janoth re-hires Stroud to lead the effort to find the man.

Ironically, due to exposure to Luthor's Kryptonite Cage, Superman's powers are too weak and he cannot save him.

Ironically, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey's most famous musician during these years and a person that lived in nearby towns during most of this time, never appeared ( save for a 1989 walk-on, during a Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band show ), until two performances in 2006, during the Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band Tour.

Ironically, many references to it in mass media and popular culture depict it as the quintessential " flag-waving " World War II film.

Ironically, the idealistic museum director is the worst of all, as he isn't interested in personal wealth, but changing North American culture and education to his own ideals, to the " benefit " of society.

Ironically, in all his efforts not to end up like his father, he commits suicide, becoming in his culture an abomination to the Earth and rebuked by the tribe as his father was ( Unoka died from swelling and was likewise considered an abomination ).

Ironically, many other vodka brands brandishing symbols of Finnish culture, such as Leijona with the Lion of Finland or Suomi-Viina, are partially produced from Estonian or other foreign raw materials.

Ironically, although this racial diversity is considered one of the novel's most innovative features, at the time of its first publication ( 1968 ), the inclusion of minority characters proved to be a liability due to the racism inherent in American culture at the time ( see Publishing Status below ).

Ironically, the Inquisition also had an adverse unintended consequence, in that it was a compelling factor for the emigration of a large number of Portuguese from the Portuguese colonies, who although Roman Catholic by faith, had now acculturated into Hindu culture.

Ironically, Corrigan slipped and fell when inspecting the excavation of the seminary in 1902, and this accident ultimately resulted in his death as he contracted pneumonia during his convalescence.

Ironically, finding good locations for this TV production was difficult because the popularity of television had resulted in transmitting antennas being ubiquitous.

Ironically, though the succeeding Estádio do Dragão had opened in November 2003, the replanting of the turf resulted in some games returning to Estádio das Antas.

Ironically the Carnation Revolution also resulted in his families factories being occupied by factions of the Left and subsequently going bankrupt.

Ironically, Throne ’ s own rebellious streak proved to be what resulted in his leaving the show.

Ironically, Liston's 1971 death is believed to have resulted from an intravenous heroin overdose.

Ironically, New Zealand founded the fully international rugby league, was responsible for strengthening English professional rugby and gave the rugby rebels of Australia a leg up, which resulted in the formation of the New South Wales Rugby League.

Ironically, the New Zealand general election, 1993 – the last under First Past the Post – nearly resulted in a hung parliament, with the election night result having the two major parties tied.

Ironically, in light of the tensions between their Soviet sponsors and China, the Sandinistas allowed Taiwan to retain its mission and refused to allow a Chinese mission to enter the country.

Ironically, this provoked open conflict, although with the elimination of samurai rice stipends in 1877, tensions were already extremely high.

Ironically, this provoked open conflict, although with the elimination of samurai rice stipends in 1877, tensions were already extremely high.

Ironically, it was these political and economic tensions that propelled the gradual expansion of the country's urban middle and lower-middle-classes.

Ironically, the institution of " social responsibility " measures to restrict events at fraternity houses has exacerbated tensions, as events moved to non-Greek block and house parties farther off campus.

Ironically, ERA originated not in the goal of measuring a pitcher's worth but to differentiate between runs caused by batting skill ( hits ) and lack of fielding skill ( errors ).

Ironically, Batman ultimately learns that the entire debacle was the fault of Luthor alone as he attempted to take control of Gotham by forging deeds for the land in his name, which results in Bruce Wayne severing all commercial ties between the U. S. government and his company, Wayne Enterprises, in protest of Luthor's election as President.

Ironically, the Allendale Nativity caused the rupture in the 1930s between Lord Duveen, who sold it to Andrew Mellon as a Giorgione, and his expert Bernard Berenson, who insisted it was an early Titian.

Ironically, competition between colonial powers led to their granting of trade monopolies to the East India Companies.

Ironically, between the releases of the first and second sequels, Sony Corporation led a consortium that purchased MGM – giving it distribution rights to the James Bond franchise.

Ironically, Newman's own conversion to Catholicism in 1845 broke the connection between Mozley and Newman, who stopped their correspondence.

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, gossip journalists reported a romance and engagement between Castafiore and Haddock in The Castafiore Emerald, complete with Castafiore showing a disgruntled Haddock the flowers in his own garden.

Starting in 1984 with his political piece The Black Hills Belong to the Sioux, Gann adopted a method of switching between different tempos ( usually between quarter-notes, dotted eighths, triplet quarters, and other values ) as a more performable alternative to the simultaneous layers at contrasting tempos that he had sought earlier under Charles Ives's influence. Ironically, other composers had arrived at a similar technique via other routes, coalescing into a New York style of the 1980s and ' 90s called Totalism.

Lamp chromaticity is usually between 2, 000 K and 7, 000 K. Ironically, the higher the chromaticity of a lamp, the cooler ( or more blue ) the color is.

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, between 1994 and 2003 all of his films were released by Paramount.

Ironically, the Japanese version of the series was eventually sold to Fuji TV and aired on Mondays at 6pm between 31 January 1969 and 22 September 1969, with only the first 36 episodes broadcast.

Ironically, the usage of Monteverdi in the seconda pratica largely agreed with his book, at least conceptually ; the differences between Monteverdi's music and Artusi's theory were in the importance of the different voices, and the exact intervals used in shaping the melodic line.

Ironically, the rails removed from the section between Scottsdale and Herrick ( the rails from Scottsdale to Launceston remains unused, but is being looked at by the various preservation railways ) were used for the Abt Wilderness Railway on Tasmania's west coast.

Ironically, during the first 2006 match between the Crew and the Galaxy, before the trade, it was Martino who in the last few seconds scored the game's only goal, delivering a crushing defeat to his soon-to-be teammates.

Ironically, between 1923 and 1939 three of the Big Four transferred their timetable production to Bradshaw's publisher Henry Blacklock & Co., and most of the official company timetables therefore became reprints of the relevant pages from Bradshaw.

Ironically, between 1673 and 1845, Praia do Norte was integrated into the civil parish of Capelo.

Ironically, NBA TV, which launched in 1999, eventually evolved into a joint venture between Time Warner and the NBA that officially launched on October 28, 2008.

( Ironically, a tunnel was originally proposed for the final section of Interstate 695 to be completed between Curtis Bay and Dundalk, Maryland, before the alternative that would be known as the Francis Scott Key Bridge was selected.

Ironically, while Dan sees a clear distinction between himself and the " idiots ", he's frequently forced to compromise his own ethics in order to earn a living, and seems to be fighting the dawning realisation that he may actually be the very thing he despises.

Ironically there is still a familial bond of friendship between Felix and himself and he spends the play trying to dissuade Felix from the crucifixion.