Sentence examples for sinister designs from inspiring English sources

Mary herself was foolhardy enough to sanction sinister designs made on her behalf.

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.

He warned that "[m]en of factious tempers, of local prejudices, or of sinister designs, may, by intrigue, by corruption, or by other means, first obtain the suffrages, and then betray the interests, of the people".

Theresa May may well have sinister designs of her own for the UK's hospitals, and is therefore aware that the best person to carry out such reforms is a man with a reputation for being a bastard.

This was done so that Manuel would be free to concentrate on defending his empire from the Crusaders, who had gained a reputation for theft and treachery since the First Crusade and were widely suspected of harbouring sinister designs on Constantinople.

Back in America, "Men of factious tempers, of local prejudices, or of sinister designs, may by intrigue, by corruption or by other means, first obtain the suffrages, and then betray the interests of the people," Madison feared.8 There would be "little avail to the people... if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood".

We've gazed at the intricate, sinister design of the wreckage there.

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.

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.