In other words, either Peter Laxter or Charles Ashton knew that an insidious attempt at murder was going to be made by someone.

Opponents say it is an insidious attempt to criminalize political free speech.

Yet there is plenty of convincing recent evidence of insidious attempts to deny some Americans equal access to the voting booth.

It's an insidious attempt to move the discussion to ground which, for the paper, is relatively safe - i.e. the old news or comment conundrum.

Americans see an air collision, or the jockeying among competing cities to get the Olympics; the Chinese see another insidious attempt by foreign powers to weaken China and hold it back.

According to the Obama administration, it is "an insidious attempt to dishonestly smear the president."

"We reject the Mayor's insidious attempts to create smokescreens," Mr. Norman said.

In 2004, in denial of the rebels' separatist spirit, Thaksin described the insurgency as part of an insidious attempt to undermine the country's tourism industry.

Not simply the status quo.... but a somewhat insidious attempt to coerce authors to avoid any politically sensitive subject.

Up to and including my most vigorous and most insidious attempts at seduction.