Sentences with phrase «by devious»

The first comes from having the script run and installed by devious website owners and the second comes from the hostile implementation of the script without the consent of the website owner.

At worst they seem to see it as a scheme by devious scientists to thwart Nature's just revenge.

A couple of years ago I was sufficiently disgusted by the devious and dishonest objections being spread by some who opposed the proposed Ceres wind farm in South Australia's Yorke Peninsula that I set up a Facebook page in an attempt to start an open debate about the desirability of the project in regard to the region, the nation and the world.

Enter the Gungeon is the latest in our ongoing partnership (more of a kinship, really) with Devolver Digital, developed by the devious geniuses at Dodge Roll.

Enter the Gungeon (April 5) Enter the Gungeon is the latest in our ongoing partnership (more of a kinship, really) with Devolver Digital, developed by the devious geniuses at Dodge Roll.

A cute little happy story involving Mario Land being taken over by the devious King Bowser Koopa.

But instead, her ambitions land her in the clutches of a gang of unsavory pirates le by a devious magician.

But instead her ambitions land her in the clutches of a gang of unsavory pirates led by a devious magician.

It's been put to me by the neighbor dying to sneak a gossip - gathering peak inside my garage door, by the glove - snapping gynecologist only talking to distract me from the forthcoming, oh - so - cold evil, by my mother's hairdresser in between not - so - subtle hints that I could use a few highlights, and by my devious nemesis of a mailman, who I'm convinced starred in at least one Nightmare on Elm Street sequel before he was featured on «America's Most Wanted» when I was 8.

A faithful wife (Oscar ® nominee Taraji P. Henson) tired of standing by her devious husband (Lyriq Bent) is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed.

This movie tracks his origin story, as Asgard turns on him, through a political conspiracy started by his devious half - brother, Loki.

Chase and be chased by devious sharks and fish too smart for their species.

, which appears to be a «Rosemary's Baby» - like tale of a married couple (Jennifer Laurence and Javier Bardem) whose home is infiltrated by a devious group seemingly intent on destroying their stable lives.

Acrimony: In Tyler Perry's sexy and electrifying thriller, a faithful wife (Taraji P. Henson) is driven over the edge when it becomes clear she has been betrayed by her devious husband.

Federal Trade Commission should have sent a clear «no ifs» signal that no company can not game, push envelop or otherwise see what they can get away by devious practices — predators upon those seeking love should be put in the business extinct club.

By devious means Feedback managed to get hold of one of them.

Mayor, a classical folklorist, recounts in lively, sometimes darkly comic detail the diabolical stratagems devised by devious warriors for tactical ends: arrows dipped in toxins; jewel - encrusted urns booby - trapped with plague - laden garments; and a host of dirty tricks involving snakes, stinging beetles, and venomous frogs.

Republicans, led by devious Dean Skelos, had as their goal the restoration of their (actual) majority, which meant vulnerable freshman Democrats like Tkaczyk and Terry Gipson in Dutchess got nothing.

We protect ourselves by devious and ingenious rationalizations in the guise of the wisdom of the ages.

So I do believe in a God beyond the metaphysical categories illustrated in temporal process; but such a God is indeed beyond the categories and can not except by devious analogy be called individual, actual, knowledgeable, or a variety of other things Hartshorne attributes to his God.

As Neville recognizes, his own view that God is «beyond the metaphysical categories illustrated in the temporal process» means that he «can not except by devious analogy be called individual, actual, knowledgeable, or a variety of other things Hartshorne attributes to God» (p. 61).

Not exact matches

The CFPB currently has authority to root our devious and deceptive practices by fly - by - night operations (and others) preying upon average consumers.

Much like Paul, he was a strict constitutionalist, and believed that «devious government intervention in the economic affairs of the nation... [were] not contemplated by the men who wrote the constitution.»

Though as a Protestant theologian, he was naturally inclined to give Catholic progressives the benefit of the doubt, Lindbeck nonetheless found himself appalled by the extent to which the progressives «appealed to the Council to justify their own loss of faith, their mindless capitulation to modernitas, their devious and unacknowledged departures from what is essential, not only to the Roman tradition, but to Christianity itself.»

The book also presents the Roman Catholic Church as a devious institution marked by deception, violence and scandal.

Despite centuries of pillaging by more powerful states and devious men, despite misfortune brought by natural disasters, Haitians fight to improve their home every day.

Members of the group keep strangers and well - wishers and other mere mortals at arm's length, except at the soccer stadiums, protecting Pelé by means that often are devious and rude.

(Most historians agree that what happened on the Boyne was engineered for his own devious purposes by Louis XIV of France, and it is certain that James II, asked to face 35,000 troops with 21,000, was not so much routed as obliged to make a quick getaway.)

I would agree that in the hands of the devious or the non too bright it can be used to defy common sense by replacing it with high falutin nonsense, and it is pointless to try and reason with those who use it that way.

Bitter by - election battles, gaffe - prone juniors, devious whips and one big game of «coalition chess» sounds more like the sober politics pages of a national broadsheet than a fun evening out, but first - time playwrights Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky remarkably manage to marry the two in their new political comedy, Coalition.

Our leading psychiatric politicians have successfully managed to use the medium of universal bribery as well as their devious Machiavellian charismatic authorities to subvert the moral authority of elective franchise by skewing it in their favor, exclusively for partisan political advantage.

«They were certainly a party that was developed with what I consider more devious motivations by Cuomo, not in the real quest to create a party that's independent and provide more choice,» said Gloria Mattera, one of the co-chairs of the state Green Party.

In a statement issued on behalf of Mallam Abdullahi by his Special Adviser, Julius Ogunro, he noted that the attack had no religious intonation as it was obvious the perpetrators were mere criminals pursuing a devious agenda.

This innovative land mine detector can find explosives that are not encased in metal by detecting the hydrogen atoms that comprise the devious war devices.

So a team of researchers led by Romina Scardamaglia, a behavioral ecologist at the University of Buenos Aires, decided to use new radio - tracking technology to snoop on two kinds of devious cowbirds in Argentina.

To figure out TB's devious tricks, a team led by Stanford University microbiologist Stanley Falkow investigated a close relative of TB, one that infects frogs rather than mammals.

The 40 - year - old actress is one of the cast members of the new comedy - drama series «Devious Maids», which is produced by Eva Longoria and is currently airing on Lifetime.

A seriously quirky piece of work, The Voices follows Ryan Reynolds» Jerry as his mental problems, which are highlighted by his conversations with his devious cat and lovable dog, worsen as he begins dating a pair of attractive coworkers (Gemma Arterton's Fiona and Anna Kendrick's Lisa).

Devious Maids, created by Mark Cherry, centers around maids who are friends.

Though the devious wit of the original remains, it is obscured by too many classic - rock interludes (courtesy of Led Zeppelin, Heart and Paul McCartney) and nudging pop - culture references that seem by now just part of the formula.

So basically, it's business as usual: a devious old bureaucrat out to punch Bourne's clock, the taciturn Euro - assassin (Vincent Cassel, wasted) hired to do it and an icy female agent enticed by Jason's masculine allure.

Toby Kebbell as Koba is the teeth - baring, power - seeking, fear - totting equivalent of Lion King «s Scar in that his devious maneuvering are matched only by the penchant for fire - filled battles.

The female empowerment further extends, sort of, to a gender change for the devious Dr. Smith, here played by Parker Posey.

Lucci currently stars in the Lifetime series, «Devious Maids,» produced by ABC Studios, as the wealthy socialite, Genevieve Delatour.

Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart's downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men.

Lord Melbourne, Albert's rival, is played with appropriate devious smarm by a refreshingly decent Paul Bettany.

, Edy Ganem (Devious Maids, Like Crazy), Lou Diamond Phillips (Longmire, Young Guns), Gregory Alan Williams (Hidden Figures, Greenleaf) and Yohance Myles (2 Guns, This Is The End), Created Equal is based on the novel by Roger A. Brown, which offers a voyeuristic view of the stained - glass ceiling that exists for women in the Catholic Church and other religious and non-religious organizations around the world.

This relatively simple setup is complicated by Abstergo's more devious intentions, and none other than the Templars get involved.

An expressionist, southern gothic noir, The Night of the Hunter (adapted by James Agee from Davis Grubb's novel) tracks the devious exploits of self - styled reverend and serial killer Harry Powell (Mitchum) as he gets out of jail and sets out to wed Willa Harper (Shelley Winters), the widow of his deceased cellmate, and murder her for her hidden fortune; it falls to her children to stop the madman living in their house.

Clearly the focus is in item - based puzzle solving, and there are many devious obstacles laid against our protagonist, some created by the nature and chance, and some by evil - doers along the path to the final confrontation.