To complicate things still further, the Democrats will have a brief period of control.

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To complicate things further, search giant Google last year acquired Motorola Mobility - mainly for its patents.

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This year, to complicate things, there could be as many as ten nominees or as few as five.

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To complicate things, it also had to work in the vertical position, which is how letters travel in automated sorters.

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To complicate things even more, most companies will find there are social issues where they are only one participant in a larger problem.

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And to complicate things still further, this week the United Keetoowah Cherokees, who do have federal recognition, said they would open up a casino in Fort Smith on land claimed by the Lost Cherokees.

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To further complicate things the test results are not just either male or female, they can be on a sliding scale between the two.

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Also, our bodies are in general pretty good at repairing any damage we do to them, which would complicate things for anyone trying to make a cancer-inducing weapon.

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And I think that in terms of the peace agreement, President al-Bashir is justified in being very, very sorry because this will almost certainly complicate things with respect to the new government and to the peace agreement.

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If the talks are resumed, it could have to go back and revise a farm bill passed later this year, which could complicate things even further.

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