Sentence examples for conceive as it is from inspiring English sources

When his wife Sarah (who in fact was his half-sister having a common father) was unable to conceive, as it is written, Sarah told Abraham to conceive a child with her Egyptian maidservant Hagar, who birthed a son, Ishmael.

"National Bingo Night" is as cleverly conceived as it is simple-minded to play: the producers devised a way to showcase contestants, battle the game's fusty image and even tap into the "interactivity" fad that pervades so many reality shows — and their advertising schemes.

The group strongly encourages parents to disclose how their children were conceived, as it is in their best interests to know about their genetic heritage and medical history.

Competition is no longer conceived as it was in traditional markets.

Instead, Collins views the painting as a revenge fantasy against Lichtenstein's first wife Isabel, conceived as it was during their bitter divorce battle (the couple separated in 1961 and divorced in 1965).

We know today the undesirable effects of this system, conceived as it was with the best of intentions.

So Mooney conceives, as it were, an elaborate plan to trash her reputation; to transform herself from the town nerd to the town slut.

"However, I do find myself explaining to people that living or travelling in India is not so unsafe as it is conceived to be," she adds.

But all three stages are also different from doubt as it is conceived in later epistemology.

Conceived as if it were an act of revenge against the entire destination-weddings industry, "Harper's Island" (beginning Thursday) is a 13-episode mystery-thriller-psychodrama with CBS's dopey but shamefully watchable whodunit imprimatur all over it.

"If you are talking about building affordable housing, the way they conceive of it is as a massive subsidy to developers".