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When a player wins or loses a match, their rating change depends on the relative strength of their opponent—a system devised by Hungarian physicist Arpad Elo more than 50 years ago.

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The Green Giant, devised because the peas themselves were considered giant, traces to 1925, and his signature phrase to the 1960s.

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Everett encouraged the parties to devise an alternative restructuring plan for his review.

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The UK government has already promised to devise clearer and stricter rules that will tell immigration officials and judges how to interpret the right to family life.

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It seems everyone’s playing the game better than he is, and after months of toiling in unemployment hell, Man-su devises a plan to get rid of his competition by killing off the most appealing candidates.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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