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The phrase "ability to complicate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's or something's capacity to make a situation more complex or difficult.
Example: "His ability to complicate even the simplest tasks often frustrates his colleagues."
Alternatives: "capacity to complicate" or "talent for complicating".
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With the re-introduction of season 3 of Daredevil, the talented D'Onofrio makes a comeback, bringing with him the ability to complicate the once un-complicated.
The first scene establishes Michôd's ability to complicate seemingly prosaic moments with creepy dramatic escalation: it opens with 17-year-old Joshua (James Frecheville) sitting unemotionally on a couch next to his slumped over mother watching Deal or No Deal.
But Russia is probably more interested in using North Korea to demonstrate its ability to complicate life for America and its allies than in providing serious financial or other assistance.Plucked to the boneSo in his small-eyebrowed speech, Mr Kim was, by past standards, positively emollient, responding obliquely but positively to a South Korean offer of talks.
In some ways, the argument feels somewhat familiar in that Québec society was changing because of international influences but what really stands out is Mills' ability to complicate the argument further by detailing the myriad ways that language, race, gender, and class intersected and played an important role in transforming Québec society with the arrival of Haitian migrants.
With the reintroduction of season 3 of Daredevil, the talented D'Onofrio makes a comeback, bringing with him the ability to complicate the once uncomplicated.
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They target people with PhDs for their research skills and ability to construct complicated reports.
Mr. Scott admires Peckinpah's ability to compose complicated scenes with coherence.
The court had heard Spackman had displayed "an ability to conduct complicated deceptions within a police environment".
Their painstaking observation and their ability to handle complicated narratives is better seen in their drawings and prints.
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