Now, however, the uneasy peace has been complicated by Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia in February, which many here worry could prompt the Serbian Republic to follow suit, tipping the region into a conflict that could fast turn deadly.
Conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis over Nagorno-Karabakh, which persisted into the 21st century, was complicated by an official declaration of independence by the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh in 1992 (a claim that failed to gain recognition from the international community).
Negotiations are complicated by the fact that a declaration of default by the ratings agencies could cause a dangerous escalation of the crisis.
But like everything connected to the Declaration, the situation is complicated, for that document was not written on July 4; it was a handwritten copy that Congress ordered later that summer and post-dated.
In one of the twists of the often complicated case, Mr. Thicke and Mr. Williams sued first, seeking a declaration from a judge to protect them against infringement claims that they said had been made privately by the Gaye family.
We performed a reprise of the complicated linger-and-stutter dance that had followed his initial declarations of love, until we knew it was time for us to go.
For example, the declaration would complicate securing tariffs, the tool American steel companies need to continue to compete when Chinese companies receive improper subsidies.
Diplomatic ties have also been complicated by the decision of many large Western nations to recognize Kosovo's declaration of independence, which was opposed by Moscow.
But critics charge the carbon math for these power plants is far more complicated, and that the amendment seeks to replace scientific judgment with a political declaration.
WASHINGTON North Koreaea's declaration of its nuclear activities is a triumph of the sort of diplomacy — complicated, plodding, often frustrating — that President Bush and his aides once eschewed as American weakness.
But the story behind the year-long negotiations, launched with a "declaration of war" on the BBC splashed across the Telegraph when Whittingdale was appointed, is far more complicated than a rightwing minister overruled by his bosses.
