unnecessary complexity

collocation in English

meaningsofunnecessaryandcomplexity

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unnecessary
adjective
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/ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/us
/ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/
not needed or wanted, or more than is needed ...
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complexity
noun
uk
/kəmˈplek.sə.ti/us
/kəmˈplek.sə.t̬i/
the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand or find an ...
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(Definition ofunnecessaryandcomplexityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Controlling for party would therefore introduceunnecessarycomplexityinto the analysis for a relatively small potential payoff in analytic precision.
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If there is a tie, it is resolved by preferring solutions which do not add unexpected contributions, since they are likely to addunnecessarycomplexity.
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They have been drafted with tortuous andunnecessarycomplexity.
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Was this extra cost of £14,000 or £15,000 caused by theunnecessarycomplexityof those forms and the unnecessary amount of paper used.
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It may, however, be anunnecessarycomplexityto have two lists instead of one.
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By universalising our criteria we avoid thisunnecessarycomplexity.
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In addition, it is concerned with identifying areas of legislation where burdens may arise fromunnecessarycomplexity, duplication or cross-impacts, and seeking to eliminate these.
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We are still considering how concurrent contributions might be extended to other occupational schemes without introducingunnecessarycomplexityor excessive cost.
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This is the kind ofunnecessarycomplexityand attempt at finesse which has made utter wreckage of most of our social security and tax legislation.
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It also introducesunnecessarycomplexityinto the system and a confusing overlap with the existing listed building controls.
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I am horrified at theunnecessarycomplexitywhich is being created.
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The accumulation of pension records is a growth area ofunnecessarycomplexitywhich should also be examined.
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This would createunnecessarycomplexityand unnecessary legislation.
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I would not accept that, by significantly expanding the number of regulations covering the assessment of income and needs, we have createdunnecessarycomplexity.
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They also addunnecessarycomplexityto the tax system.
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We are all in favour of tidying up, of consistency and of avoidingunnecessarycomplexity.
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There is also a good case to be made that we would be creating a recipe for legal confusion andunnecessarycomplexity.
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Retailers do not believe that the measure will bring additional andunnecessarycomplexity.
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Introducing a greater degree of income-contingency would introduceunnecessarycomplexityinto the scheme.
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