That may sound as contradictory as Mr. Richardson himself -- an avowed environmentalist with an ungreen hankering for big, powerful cars -- but, in fact, he is spending more than $10,000 to convert the Yukon to run on compressed natural gas, a domestically produced fuel that is less polluting than gasoline.
That Serbia's Srebrenica resolution was welcomed internationally yet set back Serbia-Bosnia relations is perhaps not as contradictory as it seems: the move was undoubtedly a step forward in Serbian political language, yet simultaneously part of continued genocide-denial.
After more than a week, analyses of the arrest of Mr. Khodorkovsky, Russia's richest man, remain as contradictory as ever, ranging from the possibility of a personal feud to the assertion that Russia has turned the corner to become an authoritarian state.
As contradictory as that may sound, renting cost 15percentt more than owning a home at the end of 2011, according to research by Deutsche Bank cited by The Wall Street Journal.
"Our goal is to help students lead a Christian life inside the Greek system, as contradictory as that may sound," said Eric Holmer, the communications director for Greek InterVarsity.
But Mr. Obama should welcome an Iraq-like end to Afghanistan: as contradictory as it may seem, messy and unsatisfying are the hallmarks of success in modern counterinsurgency wars.
These visions are as contradictory as another freeway to downtown (one way on Pico and Olympic Blvds) and a temporary park and bikeway where motorized traffic normally idles (CicLAvia).
'We encounter the world and tame it through language, but behind that is another world.' As contradictory as his fiction, he calls himself 'a classical pessimist', adding that he tries not to let this impact upon his life.
