(1) His deviousness and dishonesty were in the front window for all to see.

(2) Clinton's deviousness evoked a fury among Republicans, and contributed to the malign partisanship of the capital.

(3) Besides, deviousness isn't your style.

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

(5) But not all the skills and ingenuity of law draftsmen could wholly circumvent the deviousness of ancient land law.

(6) No wonder this Government is so despised - Major's double standards smack of deviousness.

(7) Cantor was barely able to utter this single word, so full of suspense, desire, triumph, and some deviousness.

(8) 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.

(9) Whatever they choose as a course of action is done out in the open without a measure of deviousness.

(10) These adjectives mean disposed to or marked by indirection or deviousness in the gaining an end.

(11) Dai Li was a natural for the job: he was the classic rise from obscurity to great power through cunning, intelligence, and deviousness.