No wonder O'Keeffe so often provoked strong, often contradictory reactions.

The setup produced a contradictory reaction.

Ms. James maintains that the contradictory reactions are natural when discussing a character who has so many contradictions.

The decision raised contradictory reactions about the effect on the drachma.

"Martha provokes widely contradictory reactions among people," Mr. Toobin said.

Somehow, Paul's appearance here had triggered several contradictory reactions in the woman currently called Penelope.

When I toured the attraction last month during its seven-week-long trial run preliminary to the official opening, I observed contradictory reactions from two critics.

Reactions to pieces like Always Becoming Somebody Else and others from that period often brought very personal and contradictory reactions from listeners.

It has stirred up contradictory reactions, reactions of disappointment and satisfaction.