Sentence examples for devious conduct from inspiring English sources
It is argued that abstention in the case at bar would allow C.A.V. to retain possession of the proceeds from the sugar and would encourage wrongfully deprived owners to engage in devious conduct or 'self-help' in order to compel the sovereign or one deriving title from him into the position of plaintiff.
This high crime and misdemeanor establishes the condition for decades of accelerated official Chinese blackmail and devious conduct against Americans most engaged in protecting the homeland against Chinese espionage.
It is a devious attempt to conceal criminal conduct and is a blueprint for deception and concealment.' British lawyer Richard Scorer, who acts for children abused by Catholic priests in the UK, echoes this view and has described the document as 'explosive'explosive
If Bill Clinton as President had been linked to any of these things, he'd still be sitting in impeachment hearings today, conducted by those guilty of the same behavior but devious enough to deflect it.
The logic here is on the order of the "Hail Mary" pass, damn the syntax: "The reason Roosevelt must have known all this is because there is no other plausible explanation of his conduct as he moved deftly through the world crisis... like an agile predator... unflappable, devious, utterly determined and usually inspiring...
The results can appear devious.
Children are so devious".
