Sentence examples for a devious tactic from inspiring English sources

"This isn't a devious tactic by any stretch.

But the vice president may have hit on a devious tactic used by his old boss Richard Nixon.

Legislation that would end a devious tactic used by some pharmaceutical companies to delay the introduction of cheaper generic drugs squeaked by a Senate panel recently.

The Federal Trade Commission has been battling for years to end a devious tactic used by some drug companies to pay competitors to delay putting cheaper generic versions of their brand-name drugs on the market.

If the case ever reaches the Supreme Court and this verdict is upheld, it could go a long way toward ending a devious tactic used by drug companies to frustrate efforts to speed the advent of generic drugs.

Before heading home for a weeklong recess, the House of Representatives passed a bill on July 1 that would crack down on a devious tactic used by some pharmaceutical companies.

All this is a hefty dose of background info to swallow, and I haven't even mentioned such key concepts as the "kick", the "totem" and something called "Mr Charles" – not a person, but an unfathomably devious tactic which I couldn't begin to explain.

Some species of cuckoo are known as brood parasites for their devious tactic of laying their eggs in other species' nests so those birds can care for the cuckoos' young.

Eric Schneiderman contends that the bank was using devious tactics to lure unwary investors into a private trading pool full of sharks, aka aggressive high-frequency traders.

First, he used devious tactics to ensure that his Democratic Party won a summer general election that it would probably have won anyway; in the au tumn, it won local elections by fairer means.

"The Pacific Maritime Association has been using devious tactics," Mr. Ragland said of the group that represents the shipping lines and terminal operators.