drawing up

Some jurisdictions like the EU are already drawing up lists of pre-emptive retaliatory actions against the US, after ministers did not take seriously enough Trump's earlier threats of tariffs, which he later imposed.

A couple of weeks ago the gang down in Mar-a-Lago was popping the champagne and gleefully drawing up plans to further destroy the White House gardens once the Trumps are in residence again.

Reeves is now drawing up plans to find £40bn in order to avoid real-terms cuts to departments, sources say, as first reported in the Financial Times and the Times.

Trying combinations, testing depth and experiencing defeat may have helped in drawing up the required blueprint to retain the biggest prize.

In advance of its launch, Ciisa is drawing up a set of standards for behaviour so it can judge whether someone has crossed the line.