1.   They gave the place a summery look, an ironic note considering the winter that cloaked them both.

2.   In an ironic note, the Dodgers did agree on playoff shares before the game.

3.   On an ironic note, Russian Space Agency chief Yuri Koptev presented a model of the new space station to Yeltsin during the award-giving ceremony.

4.   Some guests, however, made ironic note of the dramatic contrast to the poverty plaguing many Croatians.