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Discover LudwigThe phrase "asked to devise" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when someone is requested to create or formulate something, such as a plan or solution.
Example: "The committee was asked to devise a new strategy for improving community engagement."
Alternatives: "requested to create" or "instructed to formulate".
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The dancers were asked to devise one-minute sequences.
The class was asked to devise a business idea and write a business plan.
"Is it possible," he asked, "to devise a modern equivalent?" The answer is yes.
All schools have been asked to devise a new schedule and submit it by the end of February.
On their return to work they are asked to devise a project that helps to develop HSBC's approach to sustainability.
An impressive assortment of designers has been asked to devise games for the two screens, which will move position daily.
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At the beginning of this phase, the therapist helps the patient to plan and organize the tasks to be undertaken; thereafter, the patient is asked to independently devise difficult tasks to do.
He has ordered a review of current advice and asked regulators to devise new uniform rules.
In fact, in the club's early stages, members asked management to devise ways to create a more casual atmosphere.
Stock-car racing has not been the same since Nascar asked Bob Latford to devise a new points system in 1974.
Mr. Quinn asked lawmakers to devise legislation that would include two rival plans — one advanced by Mr. Madigan and the other by the Senate president, John Cullerton.
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