Sentence examples for sought to devise from inspiring English sources

Indeed, Mr. Esser had sought to devise his own merger with Vivendi.

American scientists who sought to devise one in the 1940s and early 1950s thus called their dream weapon "the Super".

While he fervently embraced music's unassailable affective nature, Wolpe no less doggedly sought to devise theoretical bases for composition.

That urgency, it seemed to many of us, was scarcely reflected in the tortuous arrangements that the international community sought to devise to end the violence.

He tried to manage the "social architecture" and the "operating system" of the company as much as he sought to devise specific business strategies.

Familiar with the frequency of accidents in the mines and the fact that many of them were caused by deficiencies inherent in the quill fuse, Bickford sought to devise an improvement.

It is being prolonged by politicians seeking to devise an end that will favour their reputations.

Designers also may seek to devise more effective ways of helping us to edit the surge of digital content and to solve the security problems it creates.

The World Bank, seeking to devise strategies to lessen the burden on cities, is preparing a report on the urban poor in Central America.

Legal Services is currently seeking to devise a workout plan for Ms. Nathan's debt problems and, citing possible deceptive lending practices, challenging foreclosure proceedings filed against her.

After the November election in the United States, Mr. Harper said he would seek to devise a continental climate change pact with the Obama administration.