Sentence examples for paradox situations from inspiring English sources

In a famous essay published four decades ago, the Stanford sociologist Mark Granovetter set out to explain a paradox: "situations where outcomes do not seem intuitively consistent with the underlying individual preferences".

In proteomics a paradox situation developed in the last years.

At first glance this is a paradox situation and contradicts common textbook knowledge that fusion is triggered by Ca2+, including the surfactant secreting alveolar type II cell.

This leads to the paradox situation that although numerous ligands are suspected to be PPAR activators, the real identity of true endogenous ligands of PPARs is still very much debated.

Genetic heterogeneity in MDS leads to the paradox situation that rare abnormalities can be observed frequently [ 1] with the consequence that, for a relevant portion of abnormalities, their prognostic impact is still unknown.

This seemingly paradoxical situation is called Skolem's Paradox.

Scientists argue that using the term "obesity paradox" to describe situations in which obese patients have unexpectedly better health outcomes is actually a disservice to scientific advancement.

Which brings us to the tragic paradox of the situation.

But the very antiquarian terms of his revolutionary doctrine indicate the comical paradox of his situation.

The inherent paradox of this situation is apparent in his new work for the Royal Ballet, Untouchable.

"The paradox of our situation is that we have gone from being the richest to the poorest," he said.