devised

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It asks the chancellor to cancel the April increase until a new and less damaging method of valuing music venues can be devised.

From BBC

A valuation metric devised by economist Robert Shiller, which compares the price of the S&P 500 to the past 10 years of inflation-adjusted earnings, has reached its highest levels since the dot-com bubble.

From The Wall Street Journal

But she devised landscapes, still lifes, interiors and portraits—which are grouped together here in a thematic installation—that are bold and original.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was the right strategic move, helping the Soviets pin down Nazi divisions in the east while the Brits and Americans devised a plan of attack in the west.

From The Wall Street Journal

But lured by a fake advert for a charity job in Africa devised by reporters seeking to confront him, he was filmed in Brussels in 2010 refusing to answer questions about his past.

From BBC