1. Is there a deus ex machina, a device that will rescue the rich world from its plight?

2. Monnet had chosen America as the deus ex machina that would propel Europe toward unity.

3. As if some deus ex machina had wrought these changes overnight.

4. Rising government debt is a Ponzi scheme that requires an ever-growing population to assume the burden—unless some deus ex machina, such as a technological breakthrough, can boost growth.

5. For example, with this household project, he looked around once and remarked, "This really turned out well. " As if some deus ex machina had wrought these changes overnight.

6. Beijing is frantically searching for a magic formula, a meteorological deus ex machina, to clear its skies for the 2008 Olympics.