Ironically it was preparations for this concert, rather than historical interest, that brought about the first detailed post-Cold War survey of the area with a view to determining what, if anything, was left of Hitler's bunker and any other underground installations.

Ironically, this often attracts girls rather than repel them.

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, Sun Yat-sen's new government was not based on the Provisional Constitution ; rather, it was a military government and Sun was its " Grand Commander of the Armed Forces " (, translated in the Western press as " Generalissimo ").

Ironically, the tune, penned by folk artist Buffy Sainte-Marie, spoke of the dangers of drugs, rather than promoting their use, but Kama Sutra was adamant and refused to release the song.

Ironically, white phosphorus, from which phosphorescence takes it name, does not actually exhibit this property, but rather, chemiluminescence.

Ironically, this distinctive voice Combs uses in all his screen roles is not his natural speaking voice but rather an affected one, as evidenced by interviews and commentaries on various DVDs of his film and television appearances.

Ironically, in the story, Averroës casually observes some children play-acting, then later hears a traveler ineptly describe an actual theatrical performance he once saw in a distant land, but still fails to understand that the tragedies and comedies of which Aristotle writes are a kind of performance art, rather than merely literature.

Ironically, Gilbert would be among the first to say that the moon's craters were caused by impact events rather than volcanos.

Ironically, this strengthened Wild's hand, rather than weakening it, for it made it more difficult for thieves to fence their goods except through Wild.

Ironically, the Counter-Reformation Council of Trent had just finished condemning polyphonic practice, for the same supposed fault ( it was too hard to understand the sung text ), but for spiritual rather than secular reasons.

Ironically, the ship collision had happened during manoeuvres using the traditional system, not when captains were supposed to be acting independently, and had they used initiative rather than following incorrect flag commands, the accident could have been avoided.

Ironically, Sanjurjo chose to fly in Ansaldo's plane rather than a much larger and more suitable airplane that was available.

Ironically, One and Three Chairs can be looked upon as simple but rather complex model, of the science of signs.

Ironically, hypertext was coined by Ted Nelson who used to object to the wide spectrum of text retrieval or cross-reference and subject it mainly to the narrow idea of transclusion, or simply quotation, aiming for text patchwork rather than retrieval.

Ironically, the question was taken seriously and addressed to Tennant live on Radio 1 leaving O ' Connell rather pleased with the gag.

Ironically, more IT firms choose to have their Hong Kong base in TaiKoo Place rather than in Cyberport, which was particularly built for this purpose.

Ironically, Yandi enters history only with his ' demise ', which it seems was submission to the will of Huangdi, rather than actual physical demise.

Ironically, both Linighan and Woods were former Norwich players, and the goal meant that Norwich City, rather than Sheffield Wednesday, qualified for the UEFA Cup, the following season.

Ironically the reality turned out to be largely the opposite and the Milicja instead represented a rather state-controlled force which was used to exert political repression on the citizens.

Ironically, the kid who would become the most famous Brazilian mathematician of all time was a rather poor student himself.

Ironically, because of the official renaming of the country, the dominant ethnic group is now known by its colloquial name, Bamar, rather than by its literary name, Myanmar in official Burmese usage.

Ironically, Trouble was much more themed on Christianity than their debut, although its nature was philosophical rather than spiritual.

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, Salieri's music was much more in the tradition of Gluck and Gassmann than of the Italians like Paisiello or Cimarosa.

Ironically, the rise of infantry in the early 16th century coincided with the " golden age " of heavy cavalry ; a French or Spanish army at the beginning of the century could have up to half its numbers made up of various kinds of light and heavy cavalry, whereas in earlier medieval and later 17th century armies the proportion of cavalry was seldom more than a quarter.

Ironically enough, the President's paranoia and opportunism lead to the establishment of a real resistance movement that is organized through narrow-beam radio transmissions from a mysterious alien near-Earth satellite, by a superintelligent, extraterrestrial, but less than omnipotent being ( or network ) named VALIS.

Ironically his image and name are used by leaders of parties against Indian National Congress than the party to which he belonged.

Ironically, Cuban-based music was promoted more effectively worldwide in the 1970s and 1980s by the salsa industry, than by Cuba.

Ironically, Cuban popular music during the 1970s incorporated North American jazz, rock, and funk in much more significant ways, than did salsa.

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

Ironically, Cedar Fair tore down more of what Walter Knott had originally built than what Disney was planning to.

Ironically enough, the reconstruction itself is actually much poorer quality stoneworking than the people of Tiwanaku were capable of.

" Ironically, Ebsen outlived all of the major cast members of The Wizard of Oz by at least 16 years, and lived at least 10 years longer than any of them.

“ Ironically, when we did reform Eve 6 a couple years later, those experiments allowed us to progress the sound of the band more freely than if we had been in the band the whole time.

Ironically, Arab nationalists in Iraq had a positive reception to the treaty because they saw this as progress, which seemed better than the Arab situation in Syria and Palestine.

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, 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, 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, the villagers are tired of the hard life they lead and are more than eager to sell, though they feign indifference to induce a larger offer.

Ironically, Bourassa's moves aided in the election of the Conservatives, who held more staunchly Imperialist policies than the Liberals.

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, there are more books published about Afro-Cuban rhythms in the U. S. than in Cuba itself.

Ironically, Charles James, who had modestly stayed out of the argument as to priority, worked on a much larger scale than the others, and undoubtedly possessed the largest supply of lutetium at the time.

Ironically the RAF's best commanders and air-warfare tacticians were in the Mediterranean area around this time achieving greater success over Malta and North Africa than their counterparts back home.