contrive

He is sometimes inspired to make a poor choice, but, as with the silent comedians of old, the universe will contrive to save him.

As Mariko, Sawai, recently seen in “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” is the picture of melancholic resolve, and the filmmakers contrive to highlight her otherworldly beauty, filling the screen with her face at every opportunity.

Or might they contrive to block the constitutional change on the basis that for Mayotte alone it is too restrictive?

“In short,” Leonardo concludes modestly, “I can contrive an infinite variety of machines for attack or defense.”

Two years later, and after missing out on Qatar 2022 there are fears that Italy will somehow contrive to once again be absent from a major tournament.