Sentence examples for devised a scheme of from inspiring English sources

So Jamey Quinn has devised a scheme (of dubious legality) for playing songs he's not technically allowed to.

He thus devised a scheme of model cooperative communities that would increase production, permit humane education, and release the naturally benevolent qualities of humankind.

So Cadbury devised a scheme of its own that is similar to Fairtrade in some respects, but gives it greater flexibility over the terms.

In an attempt to provide employment and thereby give the destitute the means to buy food, Lord Lurgan devised a scheme of land- drainage on his estate.

WASHINGTON — Mr. William J. Bryan, the Secretary of State, has devised a scheme for the promotion of the world's peace, which, it is said by his friends, incorporates the best features of Mr. Taft's proposals and at the same time avoids their pitfalls.

The indictment charged that through "fraud and outright intimidation, Mr. Wittig and Mr. Lake devised a scheme to loot the company of tens of millions of dollars," Mr. Comey said.

"Aaron Swartz devised a scheme to defraud JSTOR of a substantial number of journal articles which they had invested in collecting, obtaining the rights to distribute and digitizing," the indictment reads.

He published books of detailed architectural drawings, wrote a number of articles on architecture, devised a scheme for the classification of English Gothic architectural styles, and in 1875 was awarded the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

His friends considered his gambling excessive, and two of them – Duval and Judge John Pope Oldham – devised a scheme to break Wickliffe of his habit.

Chichester immediately confiscated their lands and devised a scheme for the colonization of Ulster.

In the face of dire losses in 1998, the note says, Mr. Israel and a colleague devised a scheme to produce fake audits of the funds' performance, and to try to make up the losses the next year.