It comprises a system of units of measurement devised around seven base units and the convenience of the number ten.

It superseded several other notation systems of Javanese origin devised around the same time.

While certain aspects of performance, role play and disguise are used, the work is essentially client-led, devised around their needs and interests.

Add a male house guest, and a Serendipity Scavenger Hunt her parents devise around the city, and the result is an entertaining novel.

In 1995, Holzer devised a new theory about the state of the Proto-Slavic language around 600 AD.

Commuters devise elaborate routes around the congestion, and businesses add extra drivers to compensate for time lost in traffic.

In essence, we were able to devise a temporary way around the aliens' stealth scrambler.

Now he used it as an intellectual toy, devising new ways around seemingly unsolvable problems.

Republicans rejected the Democrats' timetable and terms, and leaders from both parties sought in vain to devise a way around the impasse.

They devised a new regulatory regime around tight Government control of banking and securities markets, generous deposit insurance and assured access to credit.