paradox - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • implication: By itself, the ternary relation is not sufficient to avoid all the paradoxes of implication.
  • freedom: I began by citing the paradox of individual freedom in an era of individual helplessness.
  • theory: By examining each of these four conditions in detail, the various threads and paradoxes of deterrent theory emerge.
  • science: A paradox of science is that its success in understanding nature has created problems for its understanding of human nature.

Converse of object

  • resolve: He knew of three ways to resolve this paradox.
  • embody: We also will embody this paradox for as long as we sojourn here on Earth.
  • solve: They didn't even try to solve the reunion paradox... Hey ho!
  • explain: Perhaps this helps explain the paradox of treating older people with statins.
  • pose: She argues that " the development of institutional policy governing online courses poses a difficult paradox.

Preposition: at

  • heart: There is a paradox at the heart of things.

Adjective modifier

  • seeming: Pardon the seeming paradox; I mean what I say.
  • apparent: There is an apparent paradox in the leg ulcer quality of life literature.
  • curious: This " disconnect " is the result of a curious paradox.
  • skeptical: Yet to abandon this certainty can leave us in a genuine skeptical paradox which is genuinely depressing.
  • strange: A strange paradox of sporting activity is that participation often leads to higher self-esteem.
  • philosophical: These examples of meaning and value illustrate the solution of philosophical paradoxes.

Noun used with modifier

  • sorites: Explain how the supervaluationist uses this notion to respond to the sorites paradox.
  • productivity: The same issue of Business Week carried commentary by Mike McNamee, who remarked: The biggest puzzle -- the productivity paradox -- remains.
  • travel: The most famous type of time travel paradox is usually called the grandmother paradox.

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