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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
design . - adjective
created according to adesign
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- adjective done or made or performed with purpose and intent
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Examples
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That _God originally designed death_, is one idea; that he _designed_ it for the _good of mankind_ is another idea.
A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Hosea Ballou 1811
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As it was the public service that designed the FoI system it seems to have been �designed by bureaucrats, for the bureaucrats�. (p 107 UTSLR 2003)
unknown title 2009
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When Miller says “they don’t think that the universe is well enough designed to make the evolution of life inevitable,” he is still saying the universe is _designed_.
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When Miller says “they don’t think that the universe is well enough designed to make the evolution of life inevitable,” he is still saying the universe is _designed_.
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“When Miller says “they don’t think that the universe is well enough designed to make the evolution of life inevitable,” he is still saying the universe is _designed_.
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One of these, Chåteau Rauzan-Ségla, a grand cru classé winery in the Margaux region, is celebrating its 350thanniversaryby releasing its 2009 Bordeaux with a label designed and signed by Karl Lagerfeld himself.
Mary Orlin: Tasting Notes on Wine and Style Mary Orlin 2012
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Quite a few of the clothes from Creatures of the Wind, a label designed by Shane Gabier and Chris Peters, who live in Chicago, would be perfect for a charming, small-town misfit - a creature, surely.
NYT > Home Page By CATHY HORYN 2012
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"Our Idiot Brother," about a preternaturally guileless hippie named Ned and his three weird sisters, has a title designed to tickle: Idiot brother?
'Idiot Brother': Silly, Satirical and Smart John Anderson 2011
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The Row, the label designed by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, will add to the scene during New York Fashion Week next month by staging a ...
Washington Life Magazine: DC "Real Housewife" Teams with Lela Rose for DC Fashion Show 2010
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The investment letter became the Ron Paul Survival Report -- a name designed to intrigue readers, the company secretary said.
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