Fusing the political and the painterly, it grapples with the complexities of image making, the human soul, sexuality, the beauty of art, the masculinity of traditional painting, the ugliness of social oppression.
Plainly, Chinese policy is in flux as it grapples with the political, social, religious and ethnic complexities of getting its raw materials out of Africa.
A.O. Scott, in counting the "brutal geopolitical thriller" among his top-rated films of 2012, said it was "an attempt to grapple honestly with the moral complexities of the war on terror"; but honest is just what the film is not, if honesty implies candor, completeness, and an educated judgment; and Zero Dark Thirty does not grapple with complexities so much as it submits to convention and myth.
Abroad, a handful of funds have grappled with complexities of size by opting to split funds.
The gorgeously restored Merchant Ivory "Howards End" helped us reimmerse ourselves in timely thoughts about the Schlegels and the Wilcoxes of the world — those who grapple with complexity and those who deny it or stamp it out.
Krimsky offers us a helpful, no-nonsense guide to many of the key points of difference in the polarized GMO debate, written with respect for his readers' capacity to grapple with complexity.
David Cogswell brilliantly grapples with the complexities of existential philosophy and all the major writers contributing to this revolution in thought that emerged into popular culture following dark years of fascism and World War II (although he correctly traces the roots of existentialism back to the mid-19th century).
The range of viewpoints and experiences expressed make it abundantly clear just how daunting yet worthwhile it is to grapple with the complexities of treating A.D.H.D. effectively.
Men like Teddy Regler -- the Kissingeresque "wunderkind in nuclear strategy" in "A Theft" -- discover that all their expertise in the public world is irrelevant when it comes to grappling with the complexities of their private lives.
When asked about the most challenging aspect of taking part in the production, Ms. Kandemir said it wasn't grappling with the complexities of the original story, or giving up her evenings and winter vacations for practice.
The book's central figure is an aging, Salinger-esque writer, A. N. Dyer, who, as his health declines, grapples with complexities involving family, friendships and his influential life's work.
