At the same time, women's resentment at being used gives rise in them to feelings of hostility which may prompt them to manipulate their husbands in devious ways and to exercise over their children a dominance that harms the latter psychologically. (religion-online.org)
This is a slippery, even devious way of shifting responsibility and deprecating First Nations, even if the amount is fairly accurate. (slaw.ca)
They show remarkable imagination and ingenuity in coming up with ever more devious ways to steal trust funds by duping lawyers. (slaw.ca)