These are contradictory notions, but unless Russian leaders manage the contradiction, they will face endless political deadlock - and perhaps revolutionary violence.

An awkward, contradictory notion, for sure, but one that Mr. Gabbard has only begun to test.

A novel can reach farther; it can entertain several contradictory notions at once.

Rather than mounting a sustained discussion of Jews and slavery, Rosen plays out his argument piecemeal, at times leaving the reader with contradictory notions.

The president, his team and the rest of us have been juggling a lot of contradictory notions since Sept. 11.

Most voters hold fickle if not contradictory notions about Congress.

"Can we reconcile the seemingly contradictory notions of cutting tax rates and balancing the budget?"

The contradictory notion of children as both dependent juveniles and people in their own right has only deepened, he writes.

The other, contradictory notion is that the media dictate political choices.