The song became better known in America after its ironic use to soundtrack the carnage of war in the 1987 film Good Morning Vietnam.
'Its very ironic that the World Bank and other international institutions do not allow any concessional credit for agriculture in developing countries, when at the same time they are allowing subsidies in the North.
With so much prestigious, flourishing wildlife of its own, it is ironic that the national park does not get more international attention.
But if I were consulted about creating an exhibition timeline, I'd have to put Cel-Ray, touted for its medicinal qualities in a more ironic era, near the front, right after carrot juice.
In an ironic twist, Zicam markets its products as homeopathic remedies, which means that the FDA cannot regulate them.
Ironic justice sort of loses its savor in light of actual fatalities.
In a sport defined by grace and artistry, it's ironic that figure skating won its popularity--and its big paydays--in 1994, thanks to an act of brutality.
While Microsoft is seeking to maximize the popularity of SmartGlass (and perhaps notch up a bit of goodwill) by supporting the main rivals to its mobile OS, it's ironic to see the company, which has decried the variation among Android devices, now seek to convince both game and video content developers that they should support such devices.
But it is ironic that the Clinton Administration described its own policy as "strategic ambiguity, " because that is exactly what I would say about it in criticism.
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To save the wall by providing a solution for its continued existence that effectively destroys it is an ironic twist.
It's ironic that an American brand that made its fortune selling "Britishness" to a U.S. audience is now outfitting one of the very institutions it based its initial premise upon.
It would be ironic if an American idea was to find its true application outside the United States.
It is ironic that today's computer industry has its origins in a data-processing project carried out in 1890 that was completed on time and under budget.
It would be ironic if a region that is castigated for its attitudes toward women actually turned out to be more welcoming of female entrepreneurs than those doing the castigating.
It's ironic, then, that at the start of its journey into mobile devices Wolfson actually failed to grow quickly enough, resulting in the loss of its biggest and most high-profile customer.
"It is ironic that a man whose own organization is infamous for its insular, ineffective and uncertain command and control arrangements would be charged with resolving the infinitely more complex and problematic arrangements involved in Operation Desert Shield, " observed Frank J.
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It was ironic that, less than a decade later, Russia itself lodged its first formal application for membership.
Ironic that at this, one of the few inclusive gatherings of its kind in the world, such measures are necessary.
It is ironic that the Sistine Madonna's most famous aspect is not its emotionally complex portrait of Mary and Jesus, but rather the cherubs propping themselves up on an altar at the base of the composition.
Of course, for all its versatility, perhaps the most interesting thing about duct tape is also the most ironic: It's lousy for use on ducts.
But the rest have already accepted that Britain, which insists on retaining its frontier controls, should be given an opt-out (which is pretty ironic, given the unpopularity of the social-chapter opt-out).
How ironic, then, that the experiment's future could be imperilled by its present success.
His pleas are faintly ironic given that the pact's original German authors added the word growth to its title only on the insistence of the French.
Ironic though it may seem, we might just owe Newsweek a debt of gratitude for its shoddy reportage.
How ironic, then, that the Bank now finds itself in a spot of bother over its own budget.
It is ironic that Novartis is the focus of the latest outcry, as it has done more than its share to champion innovation.
In an ironic twist, one of the showstoppers is the VL Destino, which strips the Karma of its electric drive-train and inserts a fire-breathing, 638-horsepower Corvette ZR-1 gas engine in its place.
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And what's ironic is that the hedge fund activists are pressuring a company that has been among the more acquisitive of its peers over the last decade.
It is ironic, however, that the new Thai government, generally seen as more capable and less corrupt than its predecessor, is led by a party that lost the last election.
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