EV1s in direct contradiction to the company's public vow to save the car.

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In a direct contradiction to point 1, the pessimists suggest there is no meaningful alliance for China to balance against.

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Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was reportedly angered by their call for political and economic reform (in direct contradiction of the official line that the country's current woes are due not to internal problems but to hostile external forces) and their extensive coverage of the controversial government-sanctioned rescue of a shipping company controlled by Mahathir's son Mirzan.

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But, in a direct contradiction of other ministers' words, she also insisted that the government WAS committed to a national poll before the next election.

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