Sentence examples for devious measures from inspiring English sources
When the US does have some limited objections, it very easily bars the actions, as in the case of the E-1 project linking Greater Jerusalem to the town of Ma'aleh Adumim, virtually bisecting the West Bank – a very high priority for Israeli planners (across the spectrum), but raising some objections in Washington, so that Israel has had to resort to devious measures to chip away at the project.
The judge added: "This was sustained, and in significant measure, devious misconduct which fell far below the standards expected of a police officer".
Passing sentence, Mr Justice Sweeney said Wallis had been guilty of "sustained, and in significant measure, devious misconduct which fell far below the standards expected of a police officer".
But he's also proving to be a devious Chancellor as the pensioner measures prove.
I am sure more devious minds can think up other measures to put roadblocks in the way of the abhorrent effort to subvert congressional authority.
In an unguarded moment in the campaign, Mr. Bush said he had a "devious plan" for dealing with the class-size issue if the measure was approved.
The technique of scaling from model to ship therefore must follow a somewhat devious path whose principal steps are as follows: (1) Total resistance of the model is measured.
