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1 It was only a simple ruse , but like most simple things, generally successful.
2 I obtained, by a simple ruse , a specimen of the office notepaper and the ink.
3 He'd hoped to catch her off guard, but she hadn't fallen for his simple ruse .
4 This simple ruse has brought no small success, and the handsome Kadjar is a strong seller for Renault.
5 By a simple ruse Nydia obtained the poisoned draught and in its place substituted a phial of simple water.
6 The simple ruse succeeded.
7 Smith must have used the simple ruse of wearing Saul's vacuum combat suit to get himself here, but the ruse hadn't really been necessary.
8 She saw through their simple ruses .
9 Why, only a week or two ago, by the simplest ruse imaginable, I obtained some valuable information down in Cornwall.
10 "A very simple ruse , " said Locke.
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