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The phrase "fundamental contradiction" is a perfectly valid and common phrase in written English.
It is used to describe a conflict between two opposing ideas, values, or beliefs that are inextricably linked. For example, you can say that the fundamental contradiction of capitalism is that it relies on growth to remain sustainable, but growth is finite.
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But here he is involved in a fundamental contradiction.
Mr. Obama and Ms. Napolitano must resolve that fundamental contradiction.
The Tories had displayed "the fundamental contradiction between their branding and their beliefs".
It was Sotomayor's questioning, in particular, that drew out the fundamental contradiction in the government's case.
"There's a fundamental contradiction between Canada's energy policy and its climate policy," said Homer-Dixon.
Mr. Tomanovic, however, points to what he calls a fundamental contradiction at The Hague.
There is a fundamental contradiction at the heart of the public policy agenda today.
That yawning gap is a fundamental contradiction of China's economic boom.
"There's a fundamental contradiction between a Jewish state and a democratic state".
There's a fundamental contradiction when artists document horror by creating work that transcends it.
This contrast reflects a fundamental contradiction in the U.S. approach toward the dollar.
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