Anchor: Themselves the beneficiaries of meritocracy, they were now ready to reduce its weight for those who did not do well in the tests created to serve meritocracy.
Entailed: Even after benefiting from meritocracy, these people were still prepared to change it.
Contradiction: After gaining so much from the meritocracy, no one was willing to see it change.
Contradiction: His army defended and honored his legacy. 
Contradiction: More cost savings will come from eliminating stores that compete with each other.
Contradiction: Some workers are tearing down a house.
Contradiction: A suited child interacts with a soccer ball.