Sentence examples similar to contrived to be present from inspiring English sources

Mr. Fowler's works are too contrived to be genuinely anarchic, but you get the idea.

He has contrived to be bribed into changing his mind.

This is, surely, minimalism for halfwits, contriving to be at once linguistically bald and verbose.

CELLULAR telephones contrive to be both wonderful things and the bane of modern living.

Well, there's a written unboxing of the Kindle, which contrives to be less exciting than it sounds.

After just over an hour's play a mix-up between Reina and Sami Hyypiä nearly contrived to present a goal to CSKA, before Hyypiä intervened to clear the ball.

ConocoPhillips, America's third largest energy company, has contrived to present an unusually environmentally friendly face to the world.

The expedition will be documented with plenty of contrived drama to be used in the classroom.

It is almost as if our present programs of public assistance had been consciously contrived to perpetuate the conditions they are supposed to alleviate.

Their hair is contrived to look "messy" and their poses are surly.

Such a scenario appears to be too contrived to apply to many genes.