Advocates for the same sex couples tried to make a very simple case that the state's 97-year old marriage law, which refers to husband and wife, doesn't live up to modern standards of equal protection under the law.

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In my case, I had a very simple business in the sense that it was just straight advisory fees.

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In this case, the DNA was designed to operate on a very simple logic gate system, just like a computer.

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In either case, your question is an example of how something that seems simple can be very complicated.

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