Sentence examples for a device to give from inspiring English sources

Philosophically, he says, "it's really just a device to give you some peace of mind".

As far as the book is concerned, this disability functions as a device to give him "character" and to evoke pity in the reader.

What O'Neill wove out of whole cloth was a device to give his brother the forgiveness denied him in real life.

This is just a device to give you something to write about while your character is in the toilet or changing hats or something".

It approaches asexual, his gayness appearing to exist solely as a device to give him the moral authority to repeatedly ridicule the mincing manner of his bandanna-wearing homosexual friend, Jack, without being labeled homophobic".

She elevated hemlines to just under the bottom, and often showed minis with shiny red tights, which added pounds but were just a styling device to give the clothes a different edge.

We'll try to get our hands on a production device to give this thing a proper review in the coming weeks.

A tablet PC is provided as a user device to give exercise instructions and distant feedback.

It is so hard to determine whether this is merely due to old age or a conscious device to give him time to think (or even to avoid giving a full answer).

In the most successful Gatling guns, stacks of rounds could be fed by means of a feed device to give continuous fire for long periods.

But, as this lucid production demonstrates, Potter's blurring of boundaries is more than a vivid device to give flesh to the old saying "the child is father to the man".