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The phrase 'contain elements' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the components of something, which can range from tangible items to intangible concepts. For example, "This sandwich contain elements of Italian cuisine."
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Collage centerpieces often contain elements of flowers in various containers, candles in glass or on candlesticks, and table numbers.
Why shouldn't non-fiction contain elements of fiction?
Second, soils often contain elements that neutralize acid precipitation.
A stretch? "She does contain elements of me and my mother," she says.
There is no such scientific fact, but the idea may contain elements of truth.
The wing scales of butterflies, in particular, contain elements that are responsible for the striking patterns found in many species.
Other projects, like "Habit," contain elements of endurance that make his work more akin to performance art than theatre.
We all contain elements of vata, pitta and kapha, but generally we have one - or sometimes two - dominant doshas.
Some of Lévy's critics have long considered even his most solidly non-fictional books to contain elements of untruth.
And, to be fair, there is every possibility that the stories of his career contain elements of myth.
Even works he has retained in his permanent repertory contain elements that change from performance to performance.
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