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I do not wish you to say that Michael is the bearer of doom and gloom or that this scribe has contrived this information.

For most of us, the response was one of amazement (if a bit contrived) and vocal appreciation for our obvious talents.

So he went and began to fell a tree at the edge of the river, and presently contrived to let his axe drop into the water.

And she took such a taste for this solitary rambling that she often contrived to remain out from breakfast till tea.

The scene seemed almost as if contrived with theatrical artifice to produce an effect upon the beholder.

and only in consequence of that identity had Hester contrived so perfectly to represent the scarlet letter in her appearance.

She said for men clever chat-up lines do not generally work. They appear contrived and can be horribly fluffed.

Maybe such a premise would be good for a college thesis, but in execution here it merely feels tired and a bit contrived .

In essence, the non-Duchenne smile is contrived, whereas the genuine smile seems to emanate from a deeper connection to one's joy.

Though a contrived example, this sort of situation occurs often, albeit in scenarios much harder to detect.

By dint of effort she contrived to get a glimpse of the light of truth here and there, and hoped that scant ray might suffice to guide her.

It had required a coalition of the whole world to destroy the power his political inspiration had contrived.

There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced, as by a good tavern or inn.

Not to mention how contrived this scene was or whether or not it is appropriate to show a woman taking a shower on television.

The count was extremely embarrassed and he contrived to let the manager risk his proposal for him.

They contrived questions to determine which group was presently happiest, and I'll bet you see where this is going.

The so-called culture, quality, not contrived to come out of, but through a wide range of learning, realize the life of Cyprus.

Tom contrived to scarify the cupboard with it, and was arranging to begin on the bureau, when he was called off to dress for Sunday-school.

In the contrived example shown in Listing 5, I validate the passed argument, and if it is invalid, I raise an exception.

If the mind is not contrived , it is spontaneously blissful, just as water, when not agitated, is by nature transparent and clear .

But many readers will question the risk that Ward took by leading them on such a contrived course to such a dismal destination.

So we've contrived various justifications that turn out to be half-truths, prejudices or myths.

for Argus still contrived to keep some of his eyes open, though he shut the rest.

Master of medicinal food hall suffers this to inspire, contrived this dish, continue to use up to now.

He contrived an image as an ordinary guy who worked hard to rebuild his business after his supermarkets were looted during the invasion.

This scenario may sound a bit contrived, but I think alternate scenarios are likely similar.

This example is a bit contrived, of course, but it illustrates a scenario that I actually had on the real project.

The children contrived a pulley to lift things into their tree house.

While this scenario is rather contrived and rosy, it does provide a way to measure different parts of your Web app.

Maybe someone see this section would say I'm boring, but the cut contrived to myself: excuse me this watch is not for you.

Its so contrived it feels like an in-joke for cover-based shooter players.

Furthermore, the carefully contrived marriage between Octavia and Nero was a disaster on a personal level.

It may be that some "elements of national power" , whether American or Israeli, have contrived to slow the Iranians down.

The following somewhat contrived example demonstrates a simple smart tag in an Excel workbook project.

At a Horowitz recital, he sometimes heard contrived playing that could be "mechanical and deadly artificial. "

Secondly, as far as human feelings go, reality is too bland. Man likes excitement, even if it's contrived .

Gardens contrived to divert the power of botanical growth into the tame artifacts of domesticated crops.

After much difficulty I contrived to pull the boat onto the beach.

It's also the kind of heightened moment that The Future is full of: contrived, hyperreal and unshakably, emotionally true.

I quite like the story, but I think the ending is rather contrived.

However, that part of the Ajax promise is a bit contrived.

Miss Sun is cute in her own way, but her charm is Unnatural and contrived and she isn't a true beauty.

One way is to use arrays of fans to pass air in large volumes through cleverly contrived surfaces along which an absorbing fluid flows.

He contrived an eager , ingratiating smile , which he bestowed on Mr. Squires .

One thing I've noticed often (much to my chagrin! ) during my 11 years in the industry are MRDs that use a very contrived language.

Likewise, the incredibly perfect sales pitches of many American academics are too contrived.

He had also contrived to catch a few bats, and these, also he had eaten, leaving only their claws.

If sitting down to imagine your best possible self (an optimism exercise) feels contrived, you will be less likely to do it.

So now he contrived an eager, ingratiating smile, which he bestowed on Mr. Squires.

I'll illustrate rule 2 first, since it's easy to find a non-contrived example of code that breaks it.

It was said that Osama bin Laden contrived to attack four cities of America before he died.

However, the promised performance, speed, and battery life gains won't materialize outside of contrived benchmarks.

Quick, ears, listen to LingYiQing said: "I think you are very contrived, like tinkering with polish, unworthy the monitor. "

Mr Lucas calls them "schlock economics" , contrived to justify Mr Obama's projections for the budget deficit.

The connection, of course, is that Clark contrived to be an outsider even at the very epicentre of power.

Despite the restricted space, the painter has contrived to surround them with a host of symbols.

An experiment is a contrived situation in which one variable is tested against another.

Everything that's false in a human, everything that's been added on to him and contrived.

And political leaders can be compelled to respond, can be put on the defensive, no matter how contrived the issue.

Fearing a hostile reception, the pro-European president, Boris Tadic, had contrived to spend the day in Romania.

Listing 6 provides a (somewhat contrived) example to extract pieces of a street address.

This is because poetry is, in the first instance, carefully contrived to express exactly what the poet wants to say.

After the taping became known, I understood various things in retrospect , both innocent and contrived.

Referring to heat and mass transfer of drying equipment, a new type of desulphurizing equipment is contrived.

If you read between the lines , you can detect his contrived explanation.

The cottage garden is designed to appear artless, rather than contrived or pretentious.

After much difficulty, he contrived to stop drinking!

After one week, the two groups became aware of each other's presence (as contrived by the adults).

He contrived to convey the impression that he was willing to do so if desired.

It may seem contrived, but if you act happy and merry, you probably will feel that way too.

Ralph Richardson contrived to combine both these qualities to perfection.

He had even at need contrived to aid and multiply the industries of other arrondissements.

In my eyes, the father is great in that he contrived to pull the whole family through the hard times.

But she came across as on-key rather than contrived.

They look too contrived -- and buying separates is much more affordable.

Artfully contrived to gain favor or confidence; ingratiating.

A novel with a very contrived plot.

Finally, a suit of feasible layout and fabrication process are contrived.

It contrived to make the familiar business of splashing and shaving and brushing and dressing very queer too.

Relieve us of this contrived confusion.

She contrived to live well on a very small income.

Some people comment that the SOA-SA relationship is contrived.

TYPICAL USE: The inventor contrived a new kind of engine with fewer moving parts.

Then they contrived for themselves their by-paths and bloody draughts!

He believes "the intellectuals" contrived appeasement, and the English and French governments followed in lock step.

More realistic experiments using carefully contrived sprays of CO2 upwind of crops show a much lower bonus.

A contrived incident intended to mislead the newspaper.

In this part, a malfunction auto-detect system is contrived based on CAN-bus for circuit board of automobile electronic product.

The term has now moved to the populace to describe any contrived romance.

He contrived to make a mess of the whole thing .

He contrived to make a mess of the whole thing .

Something contrived, as a mechanical device or a clever plan.

Somehow she contrived to get tickets for the concert.

a novel with a contrived ending.

He went beyond the assumptions of the time and contrived a revolutionary theory.

They contrived to live on a small income.

He contrived a plan for a new machine.

Electoral fixes can come in sophisticated and just about plausible versions, or they can come in crude and patently contrived forms.

contrived a new kind of engine with fewer moving parts.

He contrived to live on a small income.

Listing 7 shows a (contrived) application to assemble toy rockets.

Elizabeth then contrived to sit by her aunt.

The prisoners contrived to escape.

The couple contrived to bring up their children on a small income.

Eg. She contrived to slip away unobserved in the dusk of the afternoon.

This is MAGE, a somewhat contrived acronym for multiplex automated genome engineering.

I surpassed myself, the suffering one; I carried mine own ashes to the mountain; a brighter flame I contrived for myself.

contrived by art rather than nature.

This rather contrived example loops until the variable i is greater than or equal to 1, 000.

The writer contrived a happy ending.

Contrived? No. I've simply run the figures, and these are the quite eerie results.

In application of material, we can't totally cast away the contrived things.

But the code in Listing 2 seems pretty contrived.

The examples in Part 2 were contrived.

'It can look silly, too contrived, ' he says.

What if we need to use a variable that is defined outside a nested function. Consider this contrived example.

But what is more surprising is that even a contrived mariner's compass was used by Indian navigators nearly 1500 to 2000 years ago.

they were contrived. For these people have fallen into a needless and endless way of

The society of manors advocated self sufficiency, whereas the merchants contrived to maintain a closed society.

he would not Chase me over England, supposing I contrived a clear escape

Although this example is somewhat contrived, it nonetheless demonstrates several fundamental interactive debugging techniques

This is a contrived example designed to simulate a data source that sends data in an asynchronous manner.

The Senate HAS contrived to ensnarl several major proposals in two legislative tangles(New York Times)

dodge Artifice refers to something especially contrived to lead to a desired result or create a desired effect: Artifice

For In types, a somewhat contrived example is in order. Consider this interface

Sending a JMS message is straightforward as shown below with some contrived market data

Design of Quoted and Contrived Spraying Equipment

the carefully contrived image of party unity