How To Use Devising In A Sentence

By the 3rd millennium B.C., they had developed a primitive form of cost accounting, elaborate techniques of budgeting and planning, and calculative techniques for devising labor standards.
Wineries are also devising strategies, along with restaurateurs and retailers, to get more people to think about wine.
the devising of plans
Given its inherent curiosity, even the simplest mind will exhaust itself devising solutions to challenges it confronts.
I took special pleasure in rocking in the chair the hospital had provided, singing a song of my own devising to Elijah. Sound Politics: The Unbearable Hipness Of Slackerdad

They are devising a road system.
You know the food is really good when a bunch of foodies are devising clever ways to abscond with a whoopie pie after an epic 20-dish meal. Foodies Feast, Family-Style
We are also devising strategies to produce medicines from urine.
He excels at devising patterns of language and imagery, elaborating them down to minute detail, and sustaining them all through a play or a trilogy.
Nor have they the fine American hand for devising new verbs; to maffick, to limehouse, to strafe and to wangle are their best specimens in twenty years, and all have an almost pathetic flatness. Chapter 6. Tendencies in American. 3. Processes of Word-Formation
The organisation’s primary concern when devising the scheme was to provide as many computers using as little energy as possible. Computing
I fully concede that you may not go through cost-benefit analysis in devising your preferred list of rights or your preferred set of first principles. The Volokh Conspiracy » The “Racist” Charge
The devising of folly is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to all.
Only after we understood the connection between smoking and disease could we begin devising ways to induce people to quit.
Despite initial reservations, they also played a major part in devising a satisfactory structure within which West Germany could be rearmed, and included in NATO in 1955.
This ratio, one of his own devising, has remained virtually constant in all of his cubic openwork structures.
By devising a new system of theoretical concepts the theoretician makes an explanation available and thus enhances the coherence of the system.
Alternatively, devising agents to slow the breakdown of natural cannabinoids might potentiate their analgesic effects.
The next step involves devising a three-month programme that is individually tailored to suit your needs. The A-Z of Beauty Treatment
He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.
These include the devising of appropriate clauses to ensure that safari-hunting concessionaires were made to deliver on various undertakings made in concession agreements.
The Tokugawa shoguns instituted, in effect, wood rationing: building houses of lighter construction, and replacing wood as a fuel with coal and devising more efficient stoves and ovens.
Many houses were flooded, and the villagers were busily employed in devising means to keep the water out.
I've been devising a snack bar which uses maggots as a tasty filling. The Sun
Computers would make maths more satisfying too, even in as minor a way as the thrill of devising the correct formula in Excel and then watching the resulting cascade effect in a spreadsheet.
Third, devising project of organ setting and personnel outfitting to village - town fiscal abatement of agricultural tax.
Successive administrations have proven adept at devising strategies for isolating offending regimes.
His job is to carry out the custodial dictates of the criminal justice system, while at the same time devising rehabilitative mechanisms within the prison structure.
By devising a strategy for storage allocation and distribution based on the business value of data, the theory went, we could reduce quantities of expensive high-end storage and thereby shrink costs.
Polly only thought, at that time, of improving on her successful propitiation of Miss Nipper, and devising some means of having little Florence aide her, lawfully, and without rebellion.
Given its inherent curiosity, even the simplest mind will exhaust itself devising solutions to challenges it confronts.
Never adept with his hands, Bell had the good fortune to discover and inspire Thomas Watson, a young repair mechanic and model maker, who assisted him enthusiastically in devising an apparatus for transmitting sound by electricity. Born on March 3 | myFiveBest
Presidents need the media to communicate with the public, and have been inventive in devising techniques and strategies to reduce the impact of the media intermediating between president and public.
Defining public use narrowly would put a straitjacket on governments in devising solutions to difficult social problems.
Throughout his life he worked on mechanical and engineering problems, constructing a turnip-cutter and a velocipede, as well as devising methods of reclaiming bogs.
Heal's many drawings show his devotion to this process, devising groupings to allow specific contrasts or emotional dynamics between works to emerge.
You need a flexible and adaptive approach in devising your ground plan for bargaining.
Devising your plan requires detailed research, analysis, self-assessment and a realistic outlook.
The pretorian prefect, John, was a man of worthless character, and so skilful at devising ways of bringing money into the public treasury to the detriment of men that I, for my part, should never be competent to describe this trait of his. History of the Wars, Books III and IV (of 8) The Vandalic War
His aim is to make every participant in the class comfortable with each other as quickly as possible so that they can move onto improvisations and devising pieces of theatre within smaller groups.
We have found the Report useful in devising the guidelines.
The Red Cross says it's devising new systems so that such fraud will be easier to detect in the future.
The Greek archaeologist Manolis Korres has been working on the Acropolis for 25 years, devising diagrams in accordance with the precisions made by the architects of the Parthenon, Ietinus and Callicrates.
Third, it provides an opportunity for effective user involvement, as the patients assist in devising their own care plan.
You need a flexible approach in devising your ground plan for bargaining.
What was more usefully gained out of the seminar were some interesting figures produced by Prof. Dr. David Viano, the person accredited with devising the active head restraint.
When I was in my teens, my dad was working on devising his own system for blackjack.
It was George ‘Beau’ Brummell who restored order to the slovenly neckwear of his time, by devising the use of starch on a muslin neckcloth, so that it would retain its shape throughout the day.
The oligarchs had succeeded in devising a governmental machine, as intricate as it was vast, that worked -- and this despite all our efforts to clog and hamper. Chapter 21: The Roaring Abysmal Beast
So, as an alternative to the implantation of alien or artificial hearts, Daedalus is devising a new auxiliary blood-pump.
All wills shall be in writing and signed by the party devising, or by some other person in his presence and by his express direction, and shall be attested and subscribed, in the presence of said devisor, by three or more credible witnesses, each in the presence of the other. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon
Specialists have sought to mimic the response by devising a vaccine containing HIV virus tucked inside a disabled cowpox virus.
Consequently, limiting those scientific uncertainties and understanding those uncertainties is essential to devising effective policies. Advocacy in Science: a Parasitic Practice
Tutors and students rose to the challenge of devising a special three course menu for people who must exclude a protein called gluten from their diet.
While Kate was downstairs devising her little plot to surprise her parents, Cameron was upstairs concocting a plan of his own.
It savours of some unacquaintance with the promises of God and the duty of prayer, to imagine that the matter of them, so as to suit the various conditions of believers, can be pent up in any one form of man's devising. Pneumatologia
Perhaps the major problem in devising a special classification scheme is the definition of the subject area to be covered.
The organisation’s primary concern when devising the scheme was to provide as many computers using as little energy as possible. Computing
By devising experiments with and without herbivores, they were able to observe the maximum effect of herbivores on small kelps.
Not so very different, after all, from the fundamentalists back home who are forever devising Procrustean means to arrive at unitary cultural identities.
The latter was particularly meaningful: While introducing it, Mr. Heath pondered Strayhorn's clever linguistics in devising the word "Lovesome," but then, perversely, his treatment of the flower was anything but lovesome. Birthday Wishes, Halloween Dreams
Long-term financial planning centers on planning for the future growth of the company and devising plans to finance this growth.
The organisation’s primary concern when devising the scheme was to provide as many computers using as little energy as possible. Computing
The next step involves devising a three-month programme that is individually tailored to suit your needs. The A-Z of Beauty Treatment
The next step involves devising a three-month programme that is individually tailored to suit your needs. The A-Z of Beauty Treatment
The nationwide foreclosure mess "might shake up the banks enough to convince them to finally become real partners" in devising workable solutions for distressed borrowers, "forcing them to deal with the reality they've created. What does foreclosure mess mean to buyers and sellers?
Devising a strategy was left to a mid-level executive who had no experience with high-tech gadgetry.
They were devising a sea shell that would explode when he went swimming.
Those responsible for devising plans were hard at work again after the innings defeat at the Kia Oval. Times, Sunday Times
Given its inherent curiosity, even the simplest mind will exhaust itself devising solutions to challenges it confronts.
Each of these nuclei soon gathers a cultus, with the neighbourhood devising elaborate festivities and observances around it.
The next step involves devising a three-month programme that is individually tailored to suit your needs. The A-Z of Beauty Treatment
These patterns could not be explained by existing statistical methods, so he set about devising a system that could explain them. Times, Sunday Times
Because a number of states and some jurisdictions in others had been ingenious in devising tactics to suppress voting by blacks, the 1965 act required them to seek - permission — "preclearance" — from the Jus-tice Department for even minor changes in voting procedures, such as locating polling places. Will It Be 1972 Forever?
The most efficient programs exhibiting human intelligence might exceed the power and memory of present PCs manyfold, and devising them might be superhumanly difficult.
He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.
The next step involves devising a three-month programme that is individually tailored to suit your needs. The A-Z of Beauty Treatment
Sutherland had achieved canonical status in the field by devising a computer program called Sketchpad.
Milgram was a whiz at devising sexy experiments, but barely interested in any theoretical basis for them.
Meanwhile, the canvas above your head is lifting and separating, uncoupling both from the windscreen and at the back in a squeeze-box motion that the designers must have had a lot of fun devising.
Provincial governments are devising policies to boost birthrates, including longer maternity leave, cash subsidies and tax benefits. Times, Sunday Times
So, as an alternative to the implantation of alien or artificial hearts, Daedalus is devising a new auxiliary blood-pump.
The EPA is prohibited by law from considering costs in devising regulations under the Clean Air Act and other major environmental statutes. Red Tape Rising: Obama's Torrent of New Regulation
Congressional Republicans have not been honest partners in devising or implementing solutions, nor have they consistently offered good suggestions to improve the majority party's initiatives, and this in spite of Obama making concessions and going to such lengths in the early months of his term that he earned criticism for it. McCain: Obama has done well, but hasn't been bipartisan
From filming nude scenes for 'Ecstasy' in 1933 to devising radio-controlled torpedoes meant to foil German defenses in World War II. An Inventive Hollywood Star
For she caused to be constructed a very large chamber under ground, and making as though she would handsel it but in her mind devising other things, she invited those of the Egyptians whom she knew to have had most part in the murder, and gave a great banquet. The History of Herodotus
After the horses were well tied up, the driver spent a few minutes feeding the beasts and devising a plan to store his cart.
I've been devising a snack bar which uses maggots as a tasty filling. The Sun
The great diseases of the brain and spine, such as general paralysis, acute and chronic mania, and others, the author believes will all be shown to be connected with special chemical changes in neuroplasm, and that a knowledge of the composition and properties of this tissue and of its constituents will materially aid in devising modes of radical treatment in cases in which, at present, only tentative symptomatic measures are taken. Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885
The middle classes were spending the greater part of their time in devising methods by which the exorbitant and intempestive demands of the collectors could be either evaded or, more rarely, complied with. First and Last
Patriarchally bearded, he presided over the gathering picturesquely, but the real work of devising the draft constitution fell to others such as Griffith, Inglis Clark, Barton, and Kingston.
Hebrew handwritten books may indeed serve as a useful means for devising a comparative codicology and paleography.
I would add a few refinements of my own devising, concessions to our cruel and pitiless modern age.
Madison and the other Founders attempted to forestall democracy by devising a republic, the hallmark of which was the preservation of individual liberty.
Devising and working on projects is one of the most creative ways of managing people for profit.
He began his career in the U.S. by urging his friend Albert Einstein to push FDR for a crash program the Manhattan Project to prevent the Germans from getting it first, then became a key figure at Los Alamos in devising the first atomic bombs, and then in the 1950s became an antinuclear activist, another penitent trying to shut the gates of hell he had opened. How the End Begins
Few writers today can match the author's skill in devising an intelligent thriller with heart. The Black Tower: Summary and book reviews of The Black Tower by Louis Bayard.
What discretion do local authorities have in devising their allocations schemes?
I assumed he could be helpful in devising a humane, nonviolent method of execution.
Its transactions involved devising complex and highly technical financial products that enabled clients to minimise their tax liabilities. Times, Sunday Times
Many houses were flooded, and the villagers were busily employed in devising means to keep the water out.
It is true also that the most recent judicial statements afford considerable latitude to the public authority in devising its own procedures.
He had survived by devising a trap to catch mountain rats. Times, Sunday Times
All the difficulties connected with the devising of apparatus has been completely removed by the lecturer's successful invention of his new magnetic crescograph in which practically unlimited magnification is obtained without the difficulties arising from the unavoidable friction of bearings. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches
She seems to be beaming in from some universe of her own devising, so far inside her character's addlebrained confusion that everything she says often in a slightly slurred accent that suggests George Jessel is funny. Archive 2009-12-01
The renowned conductor says José Antonio Abreu should be honoured internationally for his achievement in devising El Sistema, the music education project Simon Rattle: Abreu deserves the Nobel peace prize
Sutherland had achieved canonical status in the field by devising a computer program called Sketchpad.
Secondly, he's a ducker and diver: always devising crazed schemes to get enough money for gambling.
Now within the palace in the city, as aforetime, lay lordly Alcinous and Arete, the revered wife of Alcinous, and on their couch through the night they were devising plans about the maiden; and him, as her wedded husband, the wife addressed with loving words: The Argonautica
Tamerah Hunt, a senior at Oxon Hill High School, started last summer devising an experiment that would break new ground in the behavior of two types of vole, a shy, mouselike creature. National Zoo reopens, but it's far from business as usual
They have to study the political situation as it has emerged for devising a strategy accordingly.
Now they are devising plans for further investment in the chilled food factory which supplies distributors to bakeries, delis and sandwich shops.
National curriculum planning should be confined to devising a detailed and defensible set of school aims. Times, Sunday Times
The resourceful colonists fought back with the last of their space-going technology while devising a series of long-term, biological defenses, chief among them, fire-breathing dragons that chewed phosphine-bearing rocks -- firestone -- to create their flames. Dragon's Fire
Devising a solution to Ireland's chaotic tenurial system was one of the major tasks faced by successive governments under the Union.
A number of researchers are devising testable hypotheses about therapeutic approaches for specific syndromes.
He nearly succeeds in spoiling the impending marriage of Claudio and Hero by leading Claudio to believe, on the occasion of a masqued ball (2.1), that Don Pedro is wooing the lady for himself and not for Claudio; and then, undaunted by his final lack of success in this gambit, Don John proceeds to unfix the marriage once again by devising a tale about Hero's supposed sexual profligacy. Shakespeare
They are devising a road system.
National curriculum planning should be confined to devising a detailed and defensible set of school aims. Times, Sunday Times
When devising a model, one tries to ignore as much as possible about the phenomenon under consideration, abstracting from it only those features that are essential to understanding its behaviour.
She's devising a plan to lay a trap for them with tripwires and a lot of tin foil - apparently they like shiny things - but she doesn't have high hopes.
We make laws for the comfort of foreign investors; but are we slipping in devising a system for our own people?
This information was also intended to help provide the basis for devising policies for making reparation.
The organisation’s primary concern when devising the scheme was to provide as many computers using as little energy as possible. Computing
Now they are devising plans for further investment in the chilled food factory which supplies distributors to bakeries, delis and sandwich shops.
If someone had set about devising a system to kill off the market in non-executive directors, they couldn't have trumped this effort.
I find it always takes a week or two of any new parenting challenge to push me to the point where I am at my wit's end and make a point of sitting down and devising my counterstrategy and then remember to put it into place every time. Archive 2006-12-01
These include: providing preventive and primary care services; developing a health workforce; devising equitable financing arrangements; regulating the private sector; and leveraging vertical programs (such as malaria control) to strengthen, rather than distort, the overall health system ( "diagonalization PLoS Medicine: New Articles
Those nations currently devising statutory charters and legislative oversight of their foreign intelligence services might do well to include an independent judiciary in their blueprints.
He rejected "inkhorn" terms, arguing that "... for devising of newe termes, and compounding of wordes, our tongue hath a speciall grace, wherein it excelleth many other, and is comparable with the best. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 1
Imaginatively, however, negative moves of this kind have to be completed by devising new pictures to replace the old ones.
Costolo, 47, also has played a key role in devising an advertising for Twitter as it tries to make money from an online audience that ballooned from 3 million registered users when Williams became CEO in 2008 to 160 million now. Twitter COO Dick Costolo Replaces Evan Williams As CEO
You need a flexible approach in devising your ground plan for bargaining.
And having thought upon it a hundred and five times, I know not what else to determine therein, save only that in the devising, hammering, forging, and composing of the woman she hath had a much tenderer regard, and by a great deal more respectful heed to the delightful consortship and sociable delectation of the man, than to the perfection and accomplishment of the individual womanishness or muliebrity. Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel
It provides an opportunity for people to acquire skills and confidence in devising their own responses to distress.
In despair he turned to heroin, later kicking the habit through a method of his own devising.
Most people don't spend their time pushing the outer limits of their body, devising robotic prosthetics or six-legged walking machines the size of an SUV.
Many of our leading statesmen are engaged in devising and furthering plans for the extension of its territorial area, thereby hoping to perpetuate and eternize its bloody existence, while the majority of our most distinguished divines find employment in constructing discourses, founded upon perverse expositions of sacred writ, calculated to establish and fix in the minds of the people the impression that slavery is a divine institution. Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854)
He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.
The bald truth about these inventories, known to anyone who does achieve true fabulosity by age 30, is the only list worth adhering to is one of your own devising.
Staff will probably spend increasing amounts of time on devising simulations and developing assignments.
Since the meaning of some terms eluded early Tibetan tribal society, the translators could only turn to the etymology for devising terms. Workshop for Tibetans Translating Dharma: Report
HM Treasury famously preens itself as having a collection of the very finest minds Oxbridge can produce – a pity then their principal activity seems to be devising spiv-like ways of deceiving the punters. Society daily 26.10.2010
The organisation’s primary concern when devising the scheme was to provide as many computers using as little energy as possible. Computing

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