Sentences with phrase «devious scheme»

In defence of these publicly - listed companies, their respective decisions did come weeks after the cryptocurrency market experienced a ridiculously white - hot bull run; prompting a slew of new investors who — having never heard of a «blockchain» or «Bitcoin» until the market - wide price bonanza — were incredibly vulnerable to being duped by fraudulent ICOs, cloud mining operators who owned not one ASIC miner, or some other devious scheme.

Embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B and his devious scheme to absorb all the world's books... and convert them into pure profit!

In the UK, pet owners are also being pushed to over-vaccinate their animals, thanks to a devious scheme cooked up by a big pharmaceutical company.

Hicks deftly mixes details about art history and forgery into a fast - paced, nonstop - action mystery plot, which will aid some readers in suspending their disbelief that two 12 - year - olds could get mixed up in such a devious scheme.

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.

Not exact matches

They may as well express dislike about Shakespeare's devious Iago, Dickens» scheming Uriah Heep or Dr. Seuss» Grinch who stole Christmas.

But after sensing there may be a devious agenda behind her gentle facade, he must find a way to extricate himself from her schemes before it's too late.

It isn't just the devious broker or business that can use a good social platform for scheming purposes.

Keenly aware that this is some sort of dastardly scheme by the maniacal Timbletot, Commander Video sets out to thwart these devious plans and make his way back to his own dimension.

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

While even the best AV programs have an impact on system resources (and a lot of them are easy to compromise, as AV - Test itself pointed out), they're often the only thing standing between you and a devious hyperlink or phishing scheme.