Sentence examples for this odd situation from inspiring English sources

What explains this odd situation?

This odd situation has grabbed attention in the Senate, and it is part of a debate on whether to extend a tax moratorium on Internet services.

This odd situation is just one of the opportunities that awaits those senators who don't yet seem to have a firm position on health reform.

This odd situation became apparent when Mr Midler witnessed large, modern Chinese factories outsourcing work to smaller, grittier, facilities even though this meant forgoing the production benefits from economies of scale.

Martin Schulz, the president of the European parliament, refused to call a halt to this odd situation (which internally is now referred to as Nespressogate) even after being warned in writing more than a year ago by the joint leaders of the Green Group that coffee farmers in Latin America are facing "a real hunger crisis".

Of his 1945 picture Balcony, with its weird bulging central distortion, Escher commented: "Surely it is a bit absurd to draw a few lines and then claim 'This is a house.'" The theme of Balcony, he said, was "this odd situation".

Others commenting on the issue have noted the odd situation this puts artists in.

In Chapter 11, this results in the odd situation where Dynegy, the debtor acting as bankruptcy trustee, has to consider if it should sue Dynegy, the parent company.

This throws up the odd situation that Nigel Farage and 20 other Ukip MEPs will get to vote on the terms of Britain's exit, while the British government, led by remain supporter Theresa May, will have to accept the EU's terms.

This structure yielded the odd situation in which the firm's own investors were reportedly responsible for a big chunk of the $1.5 billion in cash IV has been able to return to investors thus far.

This has resulted in the odd situation of the movie having its premiere in competition at the Cannes film festival followed by a theatrical release in Europe and its US premiere on television.