Ironically though, it was this lack of ports which brought the Dutch to trade at Banda instead of the clove islands of Ternate and Tidore.

Ironically, it is also in the Reeve films that Clark Kent's persona has the greatest resemblance to Woody Allen, though his conscious model was Cary Grant's character in Bringing up Baby.

Ironically, though, Guy is the only character who goes unharmed in the adventure.

" 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, Mission Santa Cruz ( though ultimately ignored by the marauders ) was ignominiously sacked and vandalized by local residents who were entrusted with securing the church's valuables.

Ironically, though the lead single was titled " Movin ' On ", the album was a regression to their previous Eurodisco sound as illustrated by their cover of Andrea True Connection's " More, More, More ".

Ironically, though he idolized the raging, brawling Dempsey, Schmeling developed a careful, scientific style of fighting that lent itself more to counterpunching.

" Ironically, Reines ’ excelled in literary and history courses, but received average or low marks in science and math in his freshman year of high school, though he improved in those areas by his junior and senior years through the encouragement of an unidentified teacher who gave him a key to the school laboratory and gave him permission to work whenever he wanted.

Ironically though, online support groups exist now.

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, though most of the love-shy men disliked or even hated their parents, they visited them constantly, because they were the only people they could interact with and also to receive financial support despite also receiving heavy hazing.

Ironically, only the U. S. Marine Corps, whose commanders had stored and maintained their World War II surplus inventories of equipment and weapons, proved ready for deployment, though they still were understrength and in need of suitable landing craft to practice amphibious operations ( Johnson had transferred most of the remaining craft to the Navy and reserved them for use in training Army units ).< ref name = Shipmate2000 > As U. S. and South Korean forces lacked sufficient armor and artillery to repel the North Korean forces, Army and Marine Corps ground troops were instead committed to a series of costly rearguard actions as the enemy steadily progressed down the Korean peninsula, eventually encircling Pusan.

Ironically, his Salisbury title came with comparatively little in terms of wealth, though he did gain a more southerly residence at Bisham Manor in Berkshire.

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, even though the Southern Court was the enemy, it was used as the justification by regime members to attack each other.

Ironically, art critics later criticized his palette as “ primitive and unnatural ” even though it was based on actual observation.

Ironically, though the jungle primary system was intended to benefit Edwards ' own political career, many observers cite it as being a major factor in the eventual rise of the state's Republican party and the creation of a genuinely competitive two-party system.

" Ironically though, he does guest vocals in one of the tracks, " Superproxy 2k6 " by Francis Magalona.

Ironically, the AGA version of Naughty Ones was cracked by Crystal ( though released under the Paradox label ; the OCS version was cracked by a group called Kingdom ).

Ironically, though the boat is wrecked, the tide takes them straight to Cutthroat Island.

Ironically the Cardinals had been the Browns ' tenants since 1920, even though they had long since passed the Browns as St. Louis ' favorite team.

Ironically, though ... Sally always seemed a little more toned down and not quite as hyper and happy after that strip was published, implying that perhaps he was more than just her big brother's friend as well.

Ironically, even though Plucky would gripe about how he deserved to have as much or more air-time on the show than Buster and Babs, a massive chunk of the series ' episodes usually revolved around him in some manner.

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 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.

South Africa also voted against the resolution, arguing that since there were no peace and security concerns raised by its neighbours, the question did not belong in the Security Council when there were other more appropriate bodies to represent it, adding, " Ironically, should the Security Council adopt resolution ... the Human Rights Council would not be able to address the situation in Myanmar while the Council remains seized with the matter.

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, 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, it has been displaced in large areas of its original habitat, such as Southern California, by more invasive exotic species, such as mustard or annual grasses.

Ironically, while pollution and other forms of overuse by humans have driven it from its native home, it is bred for the aquarium fish trade by the thousands.

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, as with the speculations about Sauvé's standing in protocol vis-a-vis Mulroney, the Governor General herself was accused of elevating her position above its traditional place ; she was criticised for her own presidentialisation of the viceregal post, with pundits at the time saying she occupied " Republican Hall ".

Ironically then, the protagonist is most active when inert, and his life acquires meaning at its end.

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 only remaining estate that was not removed for flower cultivation ( Keukenhof ) became world-famous for its flower displays.

Ironically the town experienced its largest growth spurt a year after the storm as more people moved to the area, going from a population of roughly 23, 000 in 1990 to one of roughly 47, 000 in 2000.

Ironically, the arrival of the army and its construction of Camp Floyd in nearby Cedar Valley ended up greatly benefiting Grantsville's settlers as they were then able to trade with the army for many needed provisions.

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 Ludwig's Walhalla temple added Heine's bust to its collection in 2009.

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, as Jackson points out, the communist organization suppressed the very freedoms which made its conspiracy possible.

Ironically, this leveling of the playing field within the commune provided Venice with the opportunity to obtain its own monopolies in trade due to its stability and indivisibility.

All other rights reside under Universal Pictures ' Focus Features division in partnership with ITC and its successor ITV Global Entertainment Ltd .. Ironically, MGM / UA's rights are the result of their theatrical distribution license for the ITC / ITV library.

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

Ironically, In the early 1940s, radio stations in the USA would not play his own version on the grounds of its using the copyrighted name, Coca-Cola, and its references to prostitution and alcohol.

Ironically, it was at about this point that the US started its own testing in response to the Soviet program.

) 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.