simple matter

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"Arranging for an astronaut to carry out a one-year in-orbit residency experiment is by no means a simple matter of adding together two six-month missions in terms of duration," Zhang said.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

But the effect on the trust funds’ returns of cutting rates would be a simple matter of math and law.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

Safely disposing of excess prescription pills isn’t a simple matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

It’s a simple matter of faith, I suppose.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

Then all the numbers would come out right, and figuring out the child’s age would be a simple matter of subtracting – 4 from 2.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife