But where Eliot Spitzer failed, the current attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, hopes to succeed, drawing on the lessons of Mr. Spitzer's failure, his own deep political experience in Washington and Albany, and an ambitious campaign plan carefully conceived to wage and win crucial political battles before he is even sworn into office.
Before the First World War, the British Admiralty conceived a plan to win rapid victory in the event of war with Germany—economic warfare on an unprecedented scale.
"Book your holiday with your ovulation discount, get it on, and prove you conceived a child to win a three-year supply of baby stuff and a child-friendly holiday.
The concept, won in all 15 times since the 1850s, was originally conceived to allow a three-year-old to demonstrate progressive versatility.
Chris Perez of the Chris Perez Band, which won an award for best Latin rock or alternative album, said, "I think I was conceived to his music".
UPDATE: The opt-out proposal is, as conceived, a compromise approach to win over the support of conservative Democrats.
She spoke to Apolitical about helping people before they've even been conceived, why civil servants need to win the public debate and how hard it is for them to act on good new ideas.
And West did lead another club, unable to conceive that South would refuse to win a cheap trick.
Queens Park Rangers return to the Premier League on Saturday after a turbulent absence but Loftus Road is unlikely to host the full-throated joy the club's owners must have pictured when conceiving their four-year plan to win promotion back in 2007.
But he can't find his way, couldn't conceive the magic formations he needed to win.
