This sounds straightforward for the brain to accomplish, but it's not.

"Sounds pretty straightforward to me," I said a bit dubiously.

"A tobacco-free country sounds pretty straightforward and simple but there are some complex issues involved," he said.

This sounds straightforward enough, except that about 8 percent of each freshman class must attend summer school.

It sounds pretty straightforward, in fact, but it's like they're not saying anything we'd expect them to say.

This sounds straightforward enough, but masks a lot of difficulties.

"Sounds straightforward enough to me," Kirk said, although he was curious about the details.

"He sounded so committed and straightforward," said one Jordanian participant in the meeting.

While that task might sound straightforward, it can be difficult.

It all sounded too straightforward - and what had Smithers said?