31.   They acknowledge the confusion, but blame much of it on the inevitable pain of transforming a complicated system.

32.   This complicated system could eventually pit the civil parties against one another.

33.   To give candidates with small constituencies a better chance to win seats, the votes were tallied under a complicated system of proportional representation.

34.   Under a complicated one-time voting system negotiated before the transition from an apartheid government, whites are likely to have a slight edge.

35.   Under a complicated scoring system, a skater who finishes among the top three in the short program wins the overall competition with a victory in the long program.

36.   Because of the complicated system of deciding the final standings order, the Spaniards could take first place if the Bulgarians and French tied.

37.   But the Iraqis have complained of lengthy delays in getting food and medicine through the complicated U.N. approval system.

38.   But regionalism and a complicated voting system would upset the predictions.

39.   Early results are not expected before Sunday because ballot counting is slowed by a complicated proportional electoral system.

40.   Even the reputedly conservative and pro-business Liberal Party could not avoid the divisive effects of such a complicated system.