| 词汇 | example_english_devious |
| 释义 | Examples of deviousThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Nevertheless, however devious, the stratagems chosen by a contender must at least bear the appearance of conformity with the implicit norms of the argumentative game. Faced with limitations on rents and increasing regulation, private landlords either tried to avoid the effects of regulation by devious means or sold up, often to their tenants. He even went so far as to state that he believed large rewards spurred the devious to raise fires so that they could claim the reward. There has been a technical problem, so no one was being devious; there was just a technical hitch. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I believe it is the most devious and heinous threat that faces the world and especially the world economies. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The question is whether majorities have to be obtained in this devious way in such an important matter. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They have to be escorted along their devious routes, and they are a menace to those responsible for the upkeep of bridges and the like. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not being devious in saying that people will deliberately get round the provision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The proposed new tax is unjustifiable, inefficient and devious—but, above all, it is unfair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suspect that that means that the proposals are devious and obscure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry that my route to the discussion of a narrow point was rather devious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You have to meet all the tricks and devious practices which people engage in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The sordid saga of this wrangle with the parents, the company's devious efforts to discharge its moral responsibilities on the cheap, continues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suppose that parliamentarians, by and large, are devious creatures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need to avoid these devious attempts at influencing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rules are certainly not as simple as that, and the minds of those who administer them are vastly more devious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Wheelclamping for a release fee is an industry which, if not regulated strictly, will attract nefarious and devious operators wanting to make easy money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He made it for his own devious reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us get the facts right before we go rushing round in various devious channels which are not always strictly factual. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many railways then had to take devious and circuitous routes and incur additional expense and difficulties because of the rapacity of the landlords. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People with devious intentions always manage after a while to find loopholes in legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope we shall succeed in doing it even if it is in a slightly devious manner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All these statements are, at the very best, devious and, at the worse, a good deal less attractive than that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I consider that this clause is, in its own devious way, creating a new point of law in trade unionism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Local authorities have to use all sorts of devious ways in order to do anything at all for the old people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Her senior then became rather more devious, bringing all manner of pressure to bear on her, and picking on her work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us hope that the parents are not sufficiently devious and acute to conceal their origins or, indeed, to change their names. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The package before us is clever and devious, and it also panders to the anti-noise lobby. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is probably nothing particularly devious, complicated or mysterious about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then we shall see whether he has found yet another devious way round a personal difficulty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the attempt to frustrate, people use many devious and cunning guises. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Traffickers are devious and cunning but very often desperate because they want to feed their own habit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Governments may be accused of being devious in their ways but surely the suggestion is not being made that we are just plain daft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am assured that only the most devious of minds would see conspiracy behind a safeguard against protracted and unnecessary potential litigation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a great deal of evidence that they are some of the most devious of all offenders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We seem, by devious routes, to have arrived at the same finishing point, which is perhaps satisfactory to both of us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are no fell and devious schemes in this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my experience, qualified psychologists and psychiatrists are not the best at seeing through the wiles and the devious nature of some of their clients. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no need to catch all the fish just to ensure the apprehension of one devious sprat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Obviously, it was somebody with a very devious mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must make it clear that we were dealing with, if not a unique, a complex and devious bank structure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He did diverge a little into the devious paths of his predecessor, but on the whole his question was a perfectly fair one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The law is not simple—the complexities of human life, the devious and sometimes tortuous minds of men, bar that possibility. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The irresponsible landlord often exploits that aspect in devious ways, perhaps by neglecting to meet his obligation under the covenants of the leases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I trust that he will delve deeply into the devious attitudes which some councils are taking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No approach of any kind was made, but it reached my ear that there might be an approach made by some devious means. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He sought by devious means to present a good case, with very poor material. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The difficulty is that as soon as a tax is imposed the whole of an industry engages in devious ways of avoiding it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They included the suggestion that the proposal is a devious scheme to get more money for local authorities, of whatever persuasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not indulge in arcane considerations of dark and devious methods that might be adopted by health authorities or water authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has never seemed to me to be devious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indirect discrimination is not, as is often thought, a particularly devious kind of discrimination which is worked into agreements in order to trap the unwary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I repeat that there is nothing sinister or devious about these provisions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not saying that the farmers were particularly devious—although there are good and bad farmers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that we have arrived at the point which, through rather devious channels, we agreed to reach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without that devious approach, we could have had a very different result on the previous amendment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will be subjected to this kind of devious, unpleasant balloting every single year until the schools are finally destroyed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Internally, as a precaution against air attack, more devious routes had to be taken than in 1914. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wish he would not use devious measures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are times when it may be right to be clever and devious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Customs have acted in a most devious way in claiming to have made a chemical analysis when, clearly, they did not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most people think that it is a particularly devious and underhand form of discrimination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In practice, would that not be a rather devious way of reintroducing a penalty system in another form? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At present one cannot find out whether one has been considered, other than by devious means. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thus, they hide their true intent behind sweet words and devious legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, these people cannot be trusted, because it has been shown that they get up to quite devious practices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 British officials are not very good at being vexatious or devious and are comparatively ignorant in the ways of operating a "dirty tricks department". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The way in which statistics are used in that report is devious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unscrupulous landlords have used the absolving provisions for their own devious purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should not like to say that the reason is that they possess more skilful or more devious minds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot think of such a devious way of introducing a new tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You may wander into those devious routes of marketing boards and quota restrictions, but it all comes to a question of price. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know already that egg stealers are extremely devious and very professional. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have learnt a little of his devious ways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By devious means, we resolved practical problems of debating amendments in the best possible way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By devious methods he got a blank report which he filled in, and which he signed with a fair copy of his headmaster's signature. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We had no control over them and the meat entered in devious ways and was sold in the markets and shops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wanted to set out that piece of information to show just how complex and devious politics can be in this region. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were many devious, curious, subtle arguments used against that revolutionary step— an argument similar to that which has been presented this evening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We did not want to do anything devious or underhand, which is why we brought in the new clause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The big audit firms then began another devious manoeuvre. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, they indulged in their usual hole-and-corner and devious manoeuvres. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Much of it runs by devious ways through rough and difficult country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have also said that we are developing flight refuelling so that they can attack their targets by devious routes instead of obvious routes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other religions, however, the forces of order are more devious and underhand. In the two books reviewed here we find this devious process at work. Can we claim every citizen is equal before the law when rich individuals and corporations can hire for huge fees the most devious barristers? His methods of appointment, reward, and punishment were devious and arbitrary. Why should women resort to such devious tactics? Only by this devious method can we hope to approximate the un-mediated (and un-premeditated) response of the original audience to the play. In this childbirth sequence the prose of an essentially devious and turbid writer clears like a tangled sky. The paths to this end are, however, several - and some of them devious. Secondly, in "strong" cultures there is a certain level of control to discourage devious behaviour. Devious as they were, these efforts at dissimulation ultimately counted for nought. The uses have appeared more complex and devious even than their protagonists themselves might readily have admitted. Is it the transcendence of politics, or its most devious incarnation? Such behind the scenes chats, because they seem to reveal the mechanics of artifice, become the place for this narrator's most devious satire. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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