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During a Test against South Africa, Smith admitted Australia's "leadership group" devised a plan to tamper with the ball.

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The final was postponed one week because of rain, and Barristers coach Shane Gerard took full advantage of the extra time to devise a game plan.

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When Newcastle needed a result most, following a bruising defeat at Brentford before the international break, Howe and his staff devised a plan to finally get the better of Manchester City in the Premier League.

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It was a cruel irony that these works, devised to be widely disseminated, barely sold: Most Spaniards preferred, Mr. Matilla writes, “devotional prints or those on popular themes” over fine art.

First they devised a way for Simon to reveal the ingredients for the visibilizer without breaking his pirate oath of secrecy.

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

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