deviousness

1 But why would someone as masterful at the art of deception and as skilled at deviousness make such a blunder?

2 His deviousness, clowning and attention-seeking have something fittingly and convincingly cattish about them.

3 In Europe, the deviousness of car manufacturers and the failure of regulators have left diesel vehicles belching out many times more nitrogen dioxide than was ever thought safe.

4 Let’s pause a moment to appreciate the deviousness of this scam.

5 The infinite deviousness of "the ruling classes " and the immense difficulty of the left 's task are a given in these halls.

对会议厅里的这些人来说，“统治阶级”的极度狡诈和左派面临的巨大困难都是上天注定的。

6 The more Kate discovers about Dexter the more she realizes how little she knows about him, and the more effective Mr. Pavone’s deviousness becomes.

7 But there are only so many places cameras are allowed to go, so Panh supplements his frame, and the trio’s documentations, with a visual device that seems charming and whimsical, but soon takes on a devious quality.

8 The latest deviousness came in July, when an accounting gimmick was used to cover a $10.8 billion shortfall and keep the fund going until May.

9 A dutiful leader may be forgiven the occasional white lie or deviousness … and even an inconvenient name.

10 The character, introduced in the show’s fourth season, was conceived as cloying, calculating and predatory, her deviousness always accompanied by a charming smile.

11 “Also, there seems about Walker — and I do not say this pejoratively — a simplicity, an absence of calculation and deviousness, that is attractive to voters looking for someone fresh and honest to believe in.”

12 Of course, part of the game’s delight and deviousness is down to its deliberately distortive and distracting visuals designed to throw players off.

13 “If it was, I appreciate that kind of deviousness,” he said.

14 He drew closer . Shaking , shivering , breathing in short , sharp stabs, I could no longer see the whites of my father 's eyes - only their brown centres, staring me down. There was no deviousness there.

他走近我，我可以感到他短促而颤动的呼吸，爸爸低下头来看着我，我只能看到他的眼珠，看不到眼白。

15 Prosecutor Ian Paton said: "A lot of criminal ingenuity harbours in the mind of Mr Moore. The case is one of extraordinary criminal inventiveness, deviousness and creativity, all apparently the developed expertise of this defendant".

16 Mailer was courtly and skilled in amorous deviousness.

17 While this may work for a while, it is a dangerous game to play as it could imply deviousness, hardly an endearing quality to hiring managers.

18 Besides, deviousness isn't your style.

此外, 旁敲侧击也不是你的作风.

19 It is Saudi-inspired and -educated machinations of deviousness that keep hitting Western targets.

20 "He has shown the court he has a history dating back 20 years that shows a sexual attraction to children and the deviousness of his activity," Assistant U.S.

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