1.   And the matter has become the subject of a fierce debate on Capitol Hill, fueled by the sex scandals that have buffeted the military in the last year.

2.   At that point, a larger matter became extremely relevant.

3.   A senior aide who spoke on condition of anonymity said the matter had not become a source of personal conflict between Giuliani and Bratton.

4.   Adlong described Duncan as confused about how the matter had become such a large issue.

5.   But divining the implication of the meetings is where matters become complicated.

6.   But the matter has now become more than a whodunnit.

7.   But the larger matter became moot when a mediator negotiated a compromise between the camps, and the instigation of immediate penalty turns was dismissed.

8.   Captain Michael Doubleday, a Pentagon spokesman, acknowledged that the matter has become highly sensitive.

9.   Even executives of Internet dating services say matters have become more complex.

10.   Here the gender matters become even subtler, cloaked by language and habit and male bonding that rivals sports trivia over beers.