The devising of plans.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

And he was hands-on in devising the successful strategy for the Belmont.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Dubai double: Jazil's Belmont win has sheiks targeting Derby] Reference

Yes, “ingenuity”, meaning a skill or cleverness in devising or combining!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » “One of the Worst Abandonments of Americans on American Soil Ever”] Reference

There was great intellectual challenge in devising methods to use these data creatively.    From Wordnik.com.  [James Heckman - Autobiography] Reference

Few writers today can match the author's skill in devising an intelligent thriller with heart.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Black Tower: Summary and book reviews of The Black Tower by Louis Bayard.] Reference

The Commission holds forth equity as the guiding principle in devising its new system of taxation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some Thoughts on the Carter Report] Reference

But they do point up the need for young Americans to be more prudent in devising their own institutions for retirement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Justice Between Generations] Reference

Under Prop 1, which Agather played a role in devising, the mayor can hire the city manager, but the Council can fire him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » “IT’S A START”] Reference

The EPA is prohibited by law from considering costs in devising regulations under the Clean Air Act and other major environmental statutes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Red Tape Rising: Obama's Torrent of New Regulation] Reference

That Convention is engaged in devising a plan for a confederation of the Southern States; but nothing is yet known of the results of its labours.    From Wordnik.com.  [Foreign and Colonial News] Reference

As President Reagan noted in devising his visionary approach that brought down the Soviet empire, “If not now, when; if not us, who? ”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Murtha is Right: Reagan’s Redeployment Made America Stronger] Reference

Long practice had rendered them expert in devising a plausible way of getting out of every difficulty and framing an answer suitable to the occasion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference

I fully concede that you may not go through cost-benefit analysis in devising your preferred list of rights or your preferred set of first principles.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » The “Racist” Charge] Reference

The oligarchs had succeeded in devising a governmental machine, as intricate as it was vast, that worked -- and this despite all our efforts to clog and hamper.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 21: The Roaring Abysmal Beast] Reference

Typically, teams are created because the company has a problem that needs to be addressed, such as devising a new product line.    From Wordnik.com.  [Follow the Leaders] Reference

Specialists are devising more targeted treatments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taking A New Look At Pain] Reference

Still, for Hannaford, devising the rating system was only the start.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three-Star Snacks In Aisle Five] Reference

Livid, they reportedly spent last weekend devising defensive action.    From Wordnik.com.  [STUPID NETWORK TRICKS] Reference

Indeed, companies are devising ever more exotic — and expensive — offerings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Guys, Need a Lift?] Reference

Google's software engineers became billionaires by devising a democratic algorithm.    From Wordnik.com.  [China’s Silicon Ceiling] Reference

Biologists and radiologists are devising new ways to detect small, localized tumors.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Deadliest Cancer] Reference

Excerpts: NEWSWEEK: In devising a new strategy for the party, where do you go from here?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark Sanford: Build From The Local Level] Reference

Local authorities are eagerly devising ways to woo even more established businessmen back home.    From Wordnik.com.  [Field Of Dreams] Reference

In devising his market-tested "Contract With America," Newt Gingrich left out a promise to repeal the ban.    From Wordnik.com.  [Friendly Fire] Reference

The humans are off the floor, devising instructions for the machines and monitoring their work by computer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lights Out, Profits In: The New Factory] Reference

Indeed, one of the great joys of being really rich is devising new ways in which to communicate one's success.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Praise Of Competitive Urges] Reference

What is hard is devising a solution to improve the education of the most vulnerable population of this country.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Region Long Defined by Its History] Reference

No wonder that, before Zhu's crackdown, Hong Kong's middlemen got rich by devising cheaper ways into the market.    From Wordnik.com.  [The High Price Of Honesty] Reference

He spent a two-week holiday on the Suffolk coast devising new policy initiatives and public-relations strategies.    From Wordnik.com.  [‘He Goes Or The Party Dies’] Reference

Struggling tourist destinations are devising all sorts of over-the-top advertising campaigns to make themselves stand out.    From Wordnik.com.  [Promotion Commotion] Reference

We are appalled and moved by the cruel fate that befalls Selma -- but it's a fate, let us not forget, of von Trier's devising.    From Wordnik.com.  [Light & 'Dark'] Reference

While DeLay constructs an Alamo of his own devising, it's not entirely clear whether the president is happy to be in the fort with him.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE RIGHT'S FIGHT] Reference

Again, that might not be enough for you, so I've taken the liberty of devising some segments for an "only-in-New-York" New York Oscarcast.    From Wordnik.com.  [American Beat: Memo To Hollywood] Reference