Amid all this confusion, no wonder that reform has stalled and the economy is crumbling.
And sadly, all this confusion could lead top management to take the simple way out.
Amid all this confusion, none of the candidates has made a deal that looks like lasting.
Whether this confusion of aim will undermine his attempts to win over a worldwide audience is unclear.
Among this confusion of soldiers and weaponry, almost certainly on the losing Lancastrian side, was Towton 25.
Quite how this confusion arose never really became clear in Mr Diamond's testimony to MPs last week.
Jumpy investors are quick to assume the worst at present, partly thanks to this confusion among accounting systems.
But it is incredibly difficult to accept that this confusion could extend to nine days after the events occurred.
To find a perfect example of this confusion, go back a few weeks.
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Whether this confusion stems from extreme negotiating tactics or sheer disorganisation is unclear.
Amid this confusion, Sprint Nextel will have to be careful about retaining customers and keeping its quality of service acceptable.
Yet this confusion betrays a conviction that any improvement must come from America, leaving Russia free to interfere in its neighbourhood.
Many businesses have seized on this confusion to blame the attacks for the economic difficulties they were clearly facing before them.
Some of this confusion reflects a widespread misunderstanding about how China's integration into the world economy affects prices in the rich world.
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This confusion is an example of a more general confusion that the GAO has identified in DOD cyberspace policy as a whole.
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Perhaps all this confusion over trust--trusting the wrong people, distrusting the right ones--in the online world is just a sign of the Internets youth.
This confusion of activity is the multitasking that psychologists rave against.
For the government, conceding defeat in the face of this confusion and easing up on deportations must seem just as difficult as forcing them through.
This confusion spills over into the rest of the economy, especially smaller businesses that can least afford to pay higher taxes, higher wages, higher gas prices, pricey dinners with lobbyists, and so on.
And underlying this confusion is a further derogation - that of an ideal both men shared, which was that the municipalities of the future should utilise increasing land-values to improve the collective lot.
"This confusion, this ambiguity, is part of the problem here, " said Mr. Baucus, who has been working with Rep. Camp to devise a strategy for advancing a tax overhaul bill this year or next.
Ironically, shareholders themselves have helped spread this confusion.
This confusion spills over into the rest of the economy, especially smaller businesses that can least afford to pay higher taxes, higher wages and higher gas prices or for pricey dinners with lobbyists, and so forth.
For carriers, this confusion can translate into irate customer service calls and, occasionally, lawsuits as consumers protest they did not know what they would be charged to download a mobile application or watch an online video from their phones.
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It will likely take 3 to 5 years for this standards confusion to work itself out.
"Because we're having an opt-in register running as well as opt-out this creates confusion in public mind, " he said.
This produces confusion at the European level, making it harder to manage legal migration (and properly managed legal migration may be the best single cure for illegal migration).
Hopefully, this clears up some of the continued confusion surrounding this issue.
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