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  • Paradoxical truth is something more complex than ambiguity.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • For pianist Kris Davis, a member of Paradoxical Frog, "Playing Tyshawn's music has changed the way I approach music, especially knowing it is possible and even comfortable to leave that much space."

    Thinking Man's Drummer Larry Blumenfeld 2011

  • Paradoxical then that, on one hand, The R&A Golf Club neurotically strives to keep women from tainting its doorstep, while on the other hand its brother institution, the R&A Golf Development arm, is opening doors for women golfers.

    The Queens of Clubs Linda Jackson 2011

  • Paradoxical Undressing describes her diagnosis as bipolar shortly before an unplanned pregnancy at the age of 19.

    Having children helped my depression 2011

  • Paradoxical as it may seem, Dana's book is the classic of the sea, not because there was anything extraordinary about Dana, but for the precise contrary reason that he was just an ordinary, normal man, clear-seeing, hard-headed, controlled, fitted with adequate education to go about the work.

    A CLASSIC OF THE SEA 2010

  • He first came to broader attention with pianist Vijay Iyer, has played with distinction alongside the likes of saxophonist Steve Coleman and pianist Muhal Richard Abrams, and is an elemental presence within two fascinating collective trios, Fieldwork and Paradoxical Frog.

    Thinking Man's Drummer Larry Blumenfeld 2011

  • Photo Illustration by Murilo Maciel; Corbis photo Paradoxical as it may sound, it is Mr. Schuller's lack of discrimination that helps to make "Gunther Schuller" so compulsively readable.

    Why 'Fantasia' Mattered—Just Ask Gunther Schuller Terry Teachout 2011

  • Paradoxical emotions amalgamate as motherhood emerges.

    Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Postpartum Depression 2010

  • Paradoxical as it may seem, I choose a day when I witnessed what was arguably the worst World Cup futball game ever played to offer a formal and deeply-felt apology to the billions of people I offended by characterizing their beloved game as akin to "watching paint dry."

    Richard Greener: My Apology to Soccer (Futball) Fans Worldwide 2010

  • SOLUTION: Paradoxical relaxation technique -- the UnNap Nap

    Matthew Edlund, M.D.: A Different Way to Rest: The UnNap Nap 2010

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