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I think every writer has a book that haunts them, and on some level, every book you write is a reaction to it. 'Lolita' is that book for me. Nabokov's love of wordplay, descriptive detail, artfully complex plots, and his themes of obsession and lost love, are inspiring.

Language is a complex beast. At best, machine translation is a reasonable alternative to zero translation.

Larger and more complex processors are just inefficient.

Large-scale and complex investigations usually take a considerable amount of time to conclude.

Larry predicted that the whole world would one day do its computing on very simple, computer boxes without hard drives and without other gadgets on them. And these things would sell for two, three, four hundred dollars and people didn't need all this complex software that Microsoft was selling them for you know, a hundred and ten dollars every two years.

Our inner growth should now be able to expand beyond the superiority complex of our own civilization, now that we know that the ancient Maya had attained a level of cosmic understanding that modern science has not grasped.

NASA is interested in what conditions to look for on other planets that might lead to the arrival of life. What are the processes? Using earth as our most detailed study site, what are the necessary steps a planet needs to go through to enable complex animal life to arise? If oxygen is the metabolic pathway, then we need to know what conditions have to allow for that to happen. The geologic record provides us with a record of these steps that occurred on Earth.

Just about every apartment complex in the north part of town is being converted. The price is so much better than a single-family residence.

John Nester has served American investors under four chairmen by ably disseminating vital information about complex matters to the media under tight deadlines.

I'm starting to get a little bit of a complex about it, yeah. It's the kind of thing that it happens from time to time, but it seems like it's happening a lot to me for some reason.

It is disappointing that a stubborn minority of pupils, estimated at 8,000 in just 4% of secondary schools, remain determined to jeopardise their education and their futures through persistent truancy. While the causes of truancy are complex and challenging, we will focus on this minority who are responsible for much of unauthorised absence.

It is critical to have industry collaboration and knowledge sharing such as Panda and RSA demonstrated in this complex case.

I think it would be fair to say that most female dancers have dealt with, whether it's an extreme, or minor complex in eating disorders. So the first thing I would say to girls who are feeling that way is you're not alone. You're far from alone. You're the majority. There's absolutely nothing wrong with what you're feeling.

It could tremendously augment what happens at Arrowhead Stadium and maybe create some other entertainment options at the sports complex when it's rolled off the stadium.

It allows things you couldn't do before. The network is fast enough that computers can really be used for complex problems.

I think that, with some notable exceptions, the community of scientists was excessively optimistic about how quickly imaging would have an impact on psychiatry. In their enthusiasm, people forgot that the human brain is the most complex object in the history of human inquiry, and it's not at all easy to see what's going wrong.

Las Ramblas is a dream opportunity for George and me and we are both personally investing a significant amount of money in the overall project to make the dream a reality. We have also each committed to buy residential units in the project. We have discussed developing a project in Las Vegas for the past two years and, after considering many opportunities, are excited to build our vision with Related and Centra and contribute to the ever-growing, dynamic city of Las Vegas. With a complex of buildings situated in an environment unlike any other built in Las Vegas, we are excited to add a new dimension to the city's sophistication and glamour.

I think that the health care industry is so complex that it doesn't necessarily start with a single killer app. You go back to the early days of the personal computer - when I joined the industry, we really didn't know what the killer app was going to be.

I think that there is a lot of metaphorical truth in the books, and I think that particularly when she talks about things like the protection of love, ... I think the reading experience is more rich and complex than just a bunch of fun, funky magical effects.

I think the applications space will be diverse and complex five years from now,

I think the biggest issue is that men historically have had opportunities to start developing competitive skills at a very young age, whereas most women didn't. So a lot of women athletes missed out on the opportunity to work out all those complex emotions that happen in fierce competition. Rather than genetic differences, I've found that the real differences go away when males and females have equal competitive experiences beginning at a young age. That's happening more in our culture, and no question the top women athletes of the future are going to be just as tough and focused as the top men.

It is inconceivable that a relationship this large, various, complex and deep, would not occasionally have rough spots and disagreements.

It is more of a legal process where the attorneys represent the organizations. We'll present the facts and she'll make her decision. We'll work diligently with her to address any concerns she might have. Even in a complex state like California, at the end, they still approved the previous mergers.

It is more than just learning in the classroom ... Learning is more involved than that and more complex than that.

It is my belief that John Ryan possessed the greater experience when it comes to running complex organizations.

It is kind of difficult to communicate complex emotion in a car jealousy, passive aggression the puppeteers made it look effortless but it is a complex task to figure out.

It is a new piece in the puzzle on complex body weight regulation.

It is an honor for HNTB to have the opportunity to assist the New Orleans District of the Army Corps of Engineers in continuing its valiant efforts to rebuild the city's infrastructure. We have assembled a talented team that will quickly deliver some diverse and complex services to meet the Corps' accelerated schedule.

It is a very complex problem. For kids with mild ADHD that are sent to school, it may be quite traumatic to try to function in the increasingly structured environment as they move up in grades. It is difficult to find optimal solutions, and the highest levels of expertise and resources are needed.

It is a very complex situation and it's really to do with industry structure, and he's within his right to test that. He's taking on a fairly big target in terms of the ACCC.

I think there is a certain confidence level in that locker room that's hard to understand. I think it's a little more complex than just commenting on it. They've created this monster that somebody's going to have to try and knock down sooner or later. They've got this ball rolling.

I think any character has to be well-rounded, whether they are male or female - they have to be complex and make choices that maybe we don't agree with, you know? I guess that's what makes them human.

Residents in the complex cannot pay more than 30 percent of their gross income for rent. The highest amount they could pay for rent would be $320 (a month).

RIM will finally have the power to chew through very complex applications, and make them work. They won't slow down, and they won't crash.

Pace, like everything else in writing, involves a trade-off. If you're not offering the reader a lot of action to keep her interested, you must offer something else in its stead. Slow pace is ideal for complex character development, detailed description, and nuances of style.

Our Zinfandel is so complex I thought it deserved special treatment. It's a grape that reveals tremendous character in the right hands.

Our ultimate aim is to have a modern sports complex completed with lights so that the working members of the community will get a chance to get involved in sporting events. We are quite hopeful that our plans will become a reality before long.

Our research suggests that the pre-Boetzinger complex contains a fixed number of neurons that we lose as we age.

Our target is to do it promptly. How quickly that can be done depends on a lot of variables, in terms of how much information we get and how complex the things are to address.

Our task might be as simple as publishing a set of guidelines about using an existing air-interface protocol, or as complex as creating a new air-interface protocol. We're not going to know until technology demonstrations are done.

I think individuals are enormously surprised by the progress. When you look around the world, it's a very rich but complex place. When you understand the physics behind it, you understand it's a few simple laws ... if these cutting-edge ideas are correct.

It does seem that somebody wants to indicate that the conclave was a more complex process than was being depicted and that Benedicts mandate was not a slam-dunk,

I think he's doing as well as we can hope for. I've been working hard on the case. It's a complex case, and it takes a lot of effort to prepare for a case like this.

It feels awesome to put my name up there with the others that have done it. Plus it gives me a lot of confidence going into nationals (Nike Indoor Nationals, March 11-12 at the Prince George's Sports Complex in Landover, Md.).

Kansas is a state of the Union, but it is also a state of mind, a neurotic condition, a psychological phase, a symptom, indeed, something undreamed of in your philosophy, an inferiority complex against the tricks and manners of plutocracy -- social, political and economic.

It is our historic destiny and fate, there is no other country big enough, complex enough or capable of providing leadership on a worldwide basis.

It is one of the most complex station assembly flights that we will conduct.

I think today we've got the most complex issues facing America that we have dealt with in decades.

It is a complex airplane and someone would have to be an experienced pilot to fly that type of aircraft.

It is a complex set of issues in publishing, where you often have three levels?authors, imprint and corporate parent?juggling what to emphasize when and for what purpose.

It is a difficult, complex but very important process for Israel, but will be implemented as the Cabinet and the Knesset decided,

It had become a very long and complex process and we thought it was better to withdraw so we could focus on our customers.

It basically enables people to separate very complex decision criteria outside of the code.

It can be very difficult to put complex products together when engineers can't stick their heads over the cubicle wall and chat. On one project, I had to travel from Los Angeles to Connecticut 50 times, and even then it was a nightmare trying to get everything to work correctly.

It comes down to the complex interplay of these larger-scale systems.

We were given clear concrete tools. The course did a great job demystifying the art of fiction writing and fostering confidence. The instructor brought complex concepts down to earth. I will miss coming here every week.

We have the most complex society to ever exist in human history. We are the true melting pot of America.

You know, the mayor is a very complex individual, and he and I have had some very sharp public disagreements, ... But he's a case study in how to maximize your power and authority, whether others like it or not.

The problem is, to a large extent, we are in unexplored territory with this unconventional and complex struggle against extremism,

The problem of dealing with conflict on a large, sort of society-wide scale, is a bit analogous to building a complex aircraft. You need a whole lot of different parts. You can't fly an airplane with just a jet engine, you need wings, you needs control surfaces, you need avionics, you need a seat for the pilot, fuel tanks, all sorts of stuff.

The problems are very nuanced and complex and are things that we are in dire need of leadership from our government if we are going to see any change.

We were in the same apartment complex and on the same Little League football squad, and we used to hoop every day at the A.D. Lewis Community Center,

Unfortunately today, software and failure are too frequently linked, and we as an industry need to start tackling the software problem with the urgency it deserves. The root cause of this problem is often the complex and inefficient way that software is delivered. To reduce the complexity and increase the predictability of software delivery, we are offering customers a series of packaged, maturity-based solutions that leverage our global process expertise, our comprehensive library of process assets and templates, and our award-winning ALM technology.

Titan is so mysterious ... so hard to understand and so complex. But that's why it is such a wonderful place. It's not a world that has one newspaper headline-type feature. It's just a subtle, complex place.

We anticipate a complete resolution of the entire litigation. We reached an oral agreement on all the principled terms, but it is complex so we are going to spend today writing it all up.

We are delighted to welcome this sales team to Silver Spring Networks. Their vast industry knowledge, extensive leadership abilities and proven track record will be instrumental to our success as we continue our growth. Lendon understands the complex and global nature of the utility industry and, combined with Vance, Peggy and Carlos, this team is uniquely positioned to build upon our strong momentum and to make an immediate and lasting impact.

I would never move into a normal stable complex because I don't think it suits horses.

Virtualization today is one of the hot topics in storage management. It offers hope to alleviate many of the operational and cost pains associated with the acquisition and ongoing administration of an increasingly complex storage world.

We're up today because of the Iran (tensions) and therefore the price of gold and oil is driving our market. It's the natural resource complex that is once again driving the Canadian market.

The actions India committed to undertake are difficult, complex and time consuming,

The actions of our controllers in Atlantic City are a testament to the preparedness and ability of members throughout the Eastern Region and the country. These six controllers demonstrated the kind of disciplined teamwork that averts disaster in a very fast-moving and complex air space system.

The alumni game is one of the best events of the year. It is great to see a lot of the players that have done great things for the Bears over the years. I think that they will be excited about the things that are happening to Bears soccer as we move fully back into Division I. The plans for the new stadium complex are unbelievable and will give us a great new home.

The affinity of blood or pure haemoglobins for oxygen is a complex phenomenon, depending upon a number of conditions, the most important of which are temperature and hydrogen ion concentration.

The 21st century is a complex and unforeseeable epoch. Our thinking habits and our values, which until now looked settled, are being challenged.

You can define a complex thing with a fairly simple model.

Most of the people who claim to be doing systems biology are really studying simple and complex molecular machines and how they function, and that is an aspect of systems biology; but it isn't. It's the networks that really capture and store and transmit and integrate and modulate and finally end up executing the biological information as it is.

My colleagues are developing our methods for Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Some research is being done for the more complex terrain of Kenya, though here the results are less well developed.

We get a lot of concerns from businesses, visitors about perceptions of public safety about neighborhoods in downtown. We wanted to hold this to educate people about how complex this problem is and what initiatives are going on to help deal with street-civility issues.

Under the complex international situation, the deepening of Sino-Australian relations is not only in the fundamental interests of the peoples of the two countries, but is also in the interests of peace and stability in the Asia Pacific region,

When I first began, the technicians, camera and makeup men made me feel so self-conscious that I began to have the biggest inferiority complex about my looks.

We are not trying to say that the person of interest is anybody more than may have been in that area of the complex when that vehicle was dropped off.

We can apply the strategy of the company to the data and allow you to get a higher order of understanding of it by rolling it up appropriately against your strategy. It really becomes a complex network of business performance indicators. That is where you break away from just financial numbers.

Middle-out economics rejects the old misconception that an economy is a perfectly efficient, mechanistic system and embraces the much more accurate idea of an economy as a complex ecosystem made up of real people who are dependent on one another.

Yesterday, we made a proposal on how to break out of this very knotty situation. We were ready to meet the Ukrainian people's needs halfway and to provide them with normal conditions of work during the winter, the most complex period of the year.

White collar cases are always convoluted. They're very complex and this is basically conspiracy and theft of honest services. That goes into the wire fraud and mail fraud statutes.

White matter may provide liars with the tools necessary to master the complex art of deceit.

We hope the complex will be ready for occupancy by the fall of 2007.

Whoever the successor is, he will inherit a complex situation and serious credibility problem.

We believe this complex problem would be more effectively addressed by educating students on the importance of living a balanced lifestyle,

We have a lot of experience in sports complex sponsorship throughout our footprint, and we see value in those ... it's a good way to enter the market.

We have some very complex issues to grapple with.

We couldn't have had worse timing. Us breaking up kind of killed the record. But keeping a band together is a complex thing. I see the mistakes I made now. In hindsight, we should have just taken a break.

We have struggled a little with scoring goals. In earlier games this season, we found ways to score goals late in the game and we just haven't been finding ways to do that lately. One goal can really change the complex of a game.

That was one of the first studies to show the complex relationship between socioeconomic status and obesity.

We're just trying to cut every possible expense that we can. Most people just see Ritter Park and don't think about everything else we do. It's very complex and complicated and there's got to be a solution because I can't give up.

The onslaught of new and complex information, the academic and thinktank cults of expertise, not to mention the impossibility of bohemia in the age of high rents, have conspired to assassinate the public intellectual.

We share the mayor's sense of urgency and want to get this done as quickly as possible. But it's a very complex process.

There are plenty of people in California government who are running agencies that are larger and more complex than the University of California who are not getting ridiculously astronomical salaries.

We are going to have to make a study of the whole issue. It's quite a complex one, working out whether we have a case to prosecute or not.

We did most things in one take. We never play a song the same way. We're trying to take our music in a more complex direction without taking ourselves too seriously and not having fun.