Anchor: At the same time, the governor and his cronies were busily pocketing bribes, as was the custom in the self-financing French colonial service.
Entailed: The governor and his associates took many bribes.
Contradiction: The governor and his cronies were the farthest thing from corrupt. 
Contradiction: An old man is sleeping
Contradiction: A human looking.
Contradiction: cat on pillow
Contradiction: The dog ran between the poles.