At the same time, there is a contradictory and ambiguous force within the documentary itself.

You have two contradictory forces; Islamic fundamentalism is not yet on the retreat.

The contradictory forces tugging at him were apparent last week in the debate over a related environmental challenge.

The contrasting worlds of the university and the factory, and individuals who try to find their place among contradictory forces.

From the Chinese side, he said, two contradictory forces help fuel this cycle.

Constantly, he had been torn by contradictory forces.

So he has to apppease two contradictory forces.

But that same militant masculinity has to be seen for the contradictory and often conservative force that it is.

But beyond the generalities are layers of confusing and contradictory forces.

It is possible to see her beautiful film, rigorous and gentle, as a meditation on the interweaving of many contradictory forces.