From board culture to ministry culture: As established churches, congregations often developed elaborate structures of boards and committees similar to those of many other voluntary organizations. (religion-online.org)
Here practice refers not to the acquisition and application of a technical skill, but to a complex pattern of interaction by which people elaborate structures and theories of faithful life over time. (religion-online.org)
The sugars that attach to cell - surface proteins and lipids often take on elaborate structures. (sciencenews.org)