11.   The great irony was that their only alternative was to place themselves under the protection of the state to save their own skins.

12.   The great irony is that the candidate understands that.

13.   The great irony of racing is that the more popular it has become, the less fan-friendly it seems.

14.   The great irony about people who interrupt is that they tend to view others as the interruption.

15.   The great irony of the overtly political novel is that its finest intentions can be undone by method, particularly when the execution is pedantic.

16.   The great irony, then, was that it was not the well-off novices who died in the big storm, but the seasoned guides.

17.   There has been great irony in all of this recently.

18.   There is a great irony in all this.

19.   There is great irony in those words from Pettitte, whose motivation and effort seem to overwhelm his ability.

20.   There is great irony in all this.