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It would not just be a ploy to prevent Mr. Gingrich's nomination.

It may be a ploy but he was too readily pursuing it.

Miss Mary rejected the offer, fearing this building might be a ploy.

In any case, the divorce of AIDS from homosexuality in these early narratives was universally understood to be a ploy.

His new ministry of national identity and immigration has proposed quotas on immigrants from some regions that may be a ploy to keep out the dark-skinned.

Growing up, I always thought my hometown was anonymous, but I didn't suspect until much later that its anonymity might be a ploy.

The belligerent talk from Washington might be a ploy to intimidate Tehran, a calculated move to turn Trump's unpredictable nature into strategic leverage.

Fielding sons Ryan and Cameron, instead of more senior players, was always going to be a ploy fraught with danger for Edwards.

Pakistani officials said their government is resisting American efforts to question their scientists for fear this may be a ploy to learn details of its nuclear program.

However, you must watch out for time-wasting: in a close game with time running out this could be a ploy to prevent the batting side from winning.

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