Sentence examples for devising a common from inspiring English sources

His other, less sanguinary, achievements include building much of what is now the Great Wall and devising a common writing system and currency.

Parties are long on lofty statements, short on anything resembling a policy, and the opposition spends more time squabbling than devising a common platform.

The news disappointed Gascón, who had hoped that at his urging Apple and other phone makers would be able to co-operate on devising a common system for disabling stolen phones and tablets.

Both presidents said they would try to devise a common energy policy.

There are fascinating exchanges among the generals of various nationalities, who meet to devise a common strategy against Napoleon.

Representatives of several leading football clubs met in 1863 to try to devise a common set of rules for football.

Under their new proposal, state officials would devise a common set of standards for the marketing of Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans.

To devise a common response, administration officials began planning to meet with Asian leaders, and eventually with the central player in the diplomatic drama: China.

Mr Overholser has devised a common reporting method to track how the money is being spent, to be used both by donors and for internal management purposes.

While federal regulators routinely monitor the financial condition of banks, one goal of the tests is to devise a common set of standards for judging losses across all 19 institutions.

At the University System of Georgia, a committee devised a common core curriculum for the university's three dozen colleges in the 1990s, also settling on 42 credits to fulfill the requirement.