31.   The relationships among Green, Carter, Moss and Culpepper is as complicated as nuclear fission.

32.   The paths of colliding electrons and photons in the experiment were as complicated as those choreographed by an expert pool player planning a difficult shot.

33.   The result is as complicated as the identity of any hyphenated American.

34.   The regulatory issues could become even more complicated as Monsanto and others home in on altered crops to promote human health.

35.   The story is almost as complicated as her genealogy.

36.   The struggle to form a federation army is as difficult and complicated as the effort to actually form a working federation.

37.   The shipping arrangements were as complicated as the sale documents.

38.   This could be as simple as switching from filet mignon to meat loaf, or as complicated as finding a new apartment, assuming your lease is up soon.

39.   Things never get as ribald or as complicated as that.

40.   Things never get as ribald or as complicated as that, though.