The indictment had six counts; the contriving of the "western remonstrance" and the rejection of the king's ecclesiastical authority were, from a legal point of view, the most formidable charges.

In this fashion would he pursue his pet theme, dilating upon the contriving of accidents by land and water in a horrible, cold-blooded, logical manner that made his audience shudder.

It is a practice common enough among the great, to rear their children in other courts, where they may stay unspoiled by arrogance, uncorrupted by flattery, and safe from the contriving of treachery and ambition."

I would become a person of enterprise; I would consider wasted the day that did not include the contriving of some wonderful plan, or the building of a fine object, or the righting of a wrong!

Sthelany professed the writing of poetry in an abstruse poetic language, the working of mothwing tapestry, and star-names, as well as the contriving of fumes and fragrances which all well-born ladies were expected to include among their skills.

I had not the remotest desire to play upon any one's confidence with a practical joke, for he is a pitiful creature indeed who will degrade the dignity of his humanity to the contriving of the witless inventions that go by that name.

The most conspicuous practical effect of science is that it makes possible the contriving of things that enrich life, though they complicate it at the same time-inventions such as the steam engine, the railway, electric power and light, the telegraph, radio, automobile, airplane, dynamite, etc.

With Mr. Kugielsky's prints, there is no telling how much of the art has gone into the contriving of the subject matter, how much into the photographing and printing of it, and sometimes it is impossible to distinguish between forms and their shadows.

He had to contrive a way to let them find him.

When they are away, we even contrive to live, a little.

He was doing his best to contrive the death of two better men than himself.

It's against everything I can even contrive to think of.

We tried after that to contrive for one another the relationship we'd never had.

I must contrive something fresh to get back to Congress on.

In course of time he will contrive to hit on the right hour for his visit.

He was also contriving to do a great deal of work at the national museum.

I would be happy to hear of such a way if you can contrive it.

And somehow contrive not to have my hand cut off.

Even if he refused, they would contrive to see him.

He must contrive to act sick, which is not going to be easy.

Then it would be up to me to somehow contrive to set him free.

Or if you must lie, at least contrive to do it well.

Many love stories contrive to get their characters together at the end.

"The system is not made to handle this, but people contrive things to make it work."

He wants my land and will contrive some affair of the heart to get it.

For how could a living man contrive such a thing?"

Then - how would you contrive the effect of sinking under the water?

Therefore it followed that I must contrive a new career.

They should also contrive to play from the South position, so that the lead is likely to be helpful.

He contrives to meet her, but she's less than impressed.

To get back home, we are going to have to contrive something similar."

How, then, did he contrive to get at his prey?

It has taken much contriving on my part to keep out of the priests' hands.