Some of these editions embody a remarkable historical irony.

Finally, savour the show's politics, carefully disguised as historical irony.

Support from the fund would offer some historical irony.

A historical irony deserves mention here.

Some of the historical ironies were not even ironic when they were scripted.

A white observer noted the irony of the new use of this place.

No one noted the irony that railways were themselves once opposed as monsters of modernisation.

Some critics noted the irony that her success was itself an example of female empowerment, albeit for an antifeminist cause.

It's a profound irony that so many people take up homeworking in the name of 'work-life balance', when it actually ruins it.

This leaves us with a profound irony.

But this presents a profound irony.

The power and silvery edge may be tempered by subtle variations, floated top notes, fine dramatic timing and a wry sense of irony.

Annoyingly, there doesn't appear to be a data set available for the proportion of those involved who have a functioning sense of irony.

That seems proof enough that nobody has a sense of irony any more, wouldn't you say?

Or that she has a keenly developed sense of irony?

Have my countrymen lost all sense of irony?

Looking back, he sees the strange irony of his situation.

Strange irony that there was actually a sculpture of a young horse on the platform.

It's a strange irony that, as cruise ships look increasingly like apartment blocks, along comes a sparkling new portside hotel that's more reminiscent of a graceful ocean liner.

But he turned them always to his own distinctive ends, now undermining them with subtle irony, now bringing them alive with coruscating wit.

They dress to please themselves, but would wear red braces or a comedy tie only in a spirit of unmistakeable, subtle irony.

Their idiosyncrasies and weaknesses had been held up to ridicule with mordant wit and subtle irony...

Poetically, he becomes a participant in the battle, and with subtle irony, barks battle commands to the defenders.

The rich and poetic language, the philosophical and theological ideas, and the subtle irony are some of the main characteristics of his works.

He seemed unaware of the terrible irony in that belief.

It would be a terrible irony if the business of winning votes obscured learning how to save lives.

It would be a terrible irony if voting for a fully elected house gave the executive even greater power than it currently has.

Or to miss the terrible irony of the ad breaks.

He's tough and ruthless, but very quiet and charged with a terrible irony.

Just appreciate the ultimate irony: you could build and run a better system yourself.

And that's the ultimate irony of the mini bag trend.

For a man unable to exist without the glare of the spotlight and the oxygen of publicity, today's headlines will be the ultimate irony.

That would be the ultimate irony.

Then, after building a business developing revolutionary cancer treatments, came the ultimate irony.