The mixed data illustrate
a basic contradiction for 2015: Despite continued improvement in the labor market and lower gasoline prices, consumers aren't responding with open wallets.
There is in a sense
a basic contradiction between globalization and the realization of human rights.
For all his power and talent, Kiefer has not, I would argue, found the real truth of the human situation, and so there is
a basic contradiction running through all his work.
The basic contradiction of the Lamborghini dealer experience was that people with enough money to afford such a car expect a certain level of service, but Lamborghini dealers seemed to treat their customers with disdain.
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