During his year of imprisonment, it had seemed simple.

At least it would have seemed simple to the average man.

Everything had seemed simple then with the world neatly divided into friends and enemies.

The idea may have seemed simple but its execution was not.

Maybe he shouldn't have come, but, at the time, the idea had seemed simple and flawless.

A decade ago, diversifying work forces may have seemed relatively simple.

For those involved, it hasn't seemed so clear and simple.

Everything had seemed so simple then, as if his path were waiting for him.

On the one hand it seemed simple: a single human being among millions; how difficult could it be?

As usual, it had seemed simple, just thinking about it.