11.   Earlier Thursday, with the General Assembly bargaining strenuously over how to revise dues, the Europeans introduced an idea that could complicate negotiations further for the United States.

12.   Goose said one effect of the administration stance would be to complicate international negotiations.

13.   He acknowledged that divisions over immigration policy in Congress and concerns about the U.S. economic slowdown have complicated negotiations to come up with a proposal on migration.

14.   He made it clear to the team that he wanted to return, which complicated his free-agent negotiations.

15.   Lawyers watching the case said that could set the stage for a sharp confrontation between the defense lawyers and the judge that could complicate plea negotiations extraordinarily.

16.   Negotiations could be complicated by the absence of Wang Zhizhi from Chinese national team workouts.

17.   Now the negotiations have been complicated by the murderous artillery shelling of Sarajevo on Monday, the worst in over a year.

18.   Philippine officials have also complicated negotiations on some occasions with contradictory or threatening public statements.

19.   Publicity complicates negotiations, and survivors fear being kidnapped again.

20.   Texas apparently will not make a significant offer to Williams because they do not want to complicate future negotiations with Juan Gonzalez.