We've gazed at the intricate, sinister design of the wreckage there.
Mary herself was foolhardy enough to sanction sinister designs made on her behalf.
The question James asks is whether this type of behavior can generally be attributed to "garden-variety incompetence" or "sinister design".
But, just to keep the anecdote flow going, a recent experience I had with a marketing promotion makes me think that incompetence, or what you could call bad design as opposed to sinister design, is often a remarkably powerful force.
There is much divergence of opinion as to the time of the name-giving ceremony; in addition to the personal name, there is often another one that should be kept secret for fear of sinister designs against the child.
But, whereas some Arabs saw a sinister design in this sudden championing of democratisation, others found it a promising change from America's previous coddling of friendly dictators.Determined American policies produced some tangible results.
The paper prompted a swift backlash in India, with one politician suggesting that it was part of a "sinister design" to stymie the growth of the country's medical-tourism industry.
"The United States' sinister design is not in inspections themselves but in using them to spread rumors of weapons of mass destruction and find an excuse for armed intervention," North Korea's state-run TV said on Friday.
He is especially pleased that David's mother, Mary — note the name of Barrie's wife — is "culpably obtuse to my sinister design," the design being "to burrow under Mary's influence with the boy, expose her to him in all his vagaries, take him utterly from her and make him mine".
Unfortunately, by accident rather than by sinister design, ratings have become a driver for trading as well as investing in the capital markets.The recognised status of the three main agencies and the real but invisible barriers to entry by others aggravate the problem.
