Word: complex
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...argued the same day as Welsh. That case involves John H. Sisson Jr., a recent Harvard graduate who refused induction on the ground, among others, that Congress cannot constitutionally force a man to fight in a war to which he is conscientiously opposed. How the court will handle that complex and intriguing argument cannot be predicted, but a ruling on Sisson is expected shortly...
...that produces about 90% of the wealth. This means that the rich grow richer while the bulk of U.S. workers are denied an opportunity to obtain a worthwhile share of the nation's abundance. What Kelso wants to do is turn 80 million workers into capitalists through a complex maneuver that would enable almost everybody to buy blue-chip stocks with borrowed money and ultimately enjoy a "second income" from the dividends...
...moments, Rose falls under his own spells. He can be seduced by the imps of cute ambiguity. The relationship between Alan and Gypsy, which is central to the book, is impenetrably complex. Yet Rose produces dialogue like a witty tape recorder and invents caricatures just as effortlessly: a marvelously dirty-minded Jewish grandmother; a gentle, handsome racketeer who wants only to be liked. At his best Rose writes with sonorous richness that manages to suggest a blend of Nabokov and Edwin Arlington Robinson. One can hope that wit, style and moral imagination will save him from the truant temptations...
...loose amongst us began then to take shape; that is, that the University is a hopelessly bigoted, reactionary force in our society which serves the interests of a hideous military- industrial complex by doing its chores and by intellectually emasculating the young entrusted to its care so as in time to turn them over as docile slaves to a contemptible "Establishment." It sounds a bit exaggerated I concede, but, as you can testify, this has been repeatedly asserted during your years in college...
...long-delayed annual report of Bernard Cornfeld's Investors Overseas Services, Ltd., was finally made public last week. As expected, it was an explosive document that disclosed several reasons why the $2 billion mutual-fund complex tumbled into trouble...