Sentence examples for a common device from inspiring English sources

A common device of Toulouse-Lautrec was to compose the figures so that their legs were not visible.

The deliberate ambiguity employed to collect as many signatures as possible in Busan, a common device in international affairs, has led to confusion regarding mandate.

Role-playing is a common device in self-portraiture, and it is used by several artists to establish desired or alternative identities.

Measure the stress level in his voice on the telephone with a common device you can buy in any surveillance-equipment store.

Its dramatic lighting, a common device in Bitti's work, suggests that aspects of the Sevillian painting he had seen during his sojourn in Spain influenced his work.

For one, take-or-pay contracts are a common device in electric utility bond issues and in some cases have been upheld by state courts.

But experts say the man actually received a penile implant — a relatively common device typically used to treat men with erectile dysfunction.

Any retailer who has signed up for FaceCash, owns a computer and a non-laser bar code scanner (a fairly common device) will be able to process Face Cash transactions.

A more common device issue is obstruction of the inflow or outflow cannula.

Mr. Barad said he thought that it was possible for amateurs like me to install a universal remote, but only if it controlled a few common devices.

A specialized (but fairly common) device allows them to manipulate the system's non-volatile memory.