Willy Rampf, BMW Sauber's technical director, said the Melbourne circuit was expected to complicate the situation further.

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"A default on obligations to the banks or the Fund or the Asian Development Bank would complicate the situation enormously, " said Fischer.

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Although robots are getting better at adapting to the real world, they still tend to tackle challenges with a fixed set of alternatives that can quickly become impractical as objects (and more advanced robots) complicate the situation.

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To complicate an already difficult situation is the daunting shadow that Tommy Lasorda casts over anyone that fills out the lineup card for the Dodgers.

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