Proposition 1: For sufficiently large N, the following six quantities can be made arbitrarily small: a) b) c) d) e) f) Proof: The proof, which is something of a technical distraction, is deferred to the end of this section. Theorem: [Insert great theorem here.] Proof: [Clear intuitive proof, invoking Proposition 1.] It remains to prove Proposition 1. Proof of Proposition 1: [Insert long boring computations here.] Or alternatively: Theorem: [State theorem] Proof: I claim that for sufficiently large N, the following six quantities can be made arbitrarily small: a),b),c),d),e),f). Granting this claim, the proof proceeds as follows: [intuitive argument here]. It remains to prove the claim: Proof of claim a): Proof of claim b): Etc.