Synonym: connive, conspire, contrive, intrigue, plan, plot. Similar words: theme, schedule, chemistry, chemical, on schedule, behind schedule, at the mercy of, ahead of schedule. Meaning: [skɪːm] n. 1. an elaborate and systematic plan of action 2. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery 3. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole 4. an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world 5. a schematic or preliminary plan. v. 1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner 2. devise a system or form a scheme for.
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(151) Details of the scheme have not yet been released to the public.
(152) Over the next few days, we fine-tuned the scheme and made some useful improvements.
(153) The scheme, due to begin next month, will be voluntary.
(154) The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.
(155) I will draw up a scheme of it for you.
(156) Opinion was divided on the potential costs and benefits of the scheme.
(157) His vaunted new scheme has been shown to have serious weaknesses.
(158) The community centre scheme has run up against strong local opposition.
(159) However, the scheme is certain to meet opposition from fishermen's leaders.
(160) The local council called for a feasibility study into the new road scheme.
(161) When you began to work, you might work out a practical scheme.
(162) The new appraisal scheme is only a taste of things to come.
(163) The scheme was jettisoned when the government found it too costly.
(164) The scheme should ensure that borrowers are not penalized by sudden rises in mortgage rates.
(165) Does the scheme have the trust and cooperation of the workers?
(166) The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing.http://sentencedict.com
(167) The perks of the job include a company pension scheme and a generous travel allowance.
(168) I'll agree to the scheme on one condition: my name doesn't get mentioned to the press.
(169) I'm only putting money into this scheme if I get a slice of the action.
(170) I don't think marriage figures in his scheme of things.
(171) We realize that we are infinitely small within the scheme of things.
(172) We'll dust off an old scheme that has been lying on the shelf for months.
(173) You could end up committed to yet another savings scheme and none the wiser about managing your finances.
(174) He would never dream up a desperate scheme like that on his own.
(175) We are already doing the groundwork for the introduction of the scheme next year.
(176) There is now a bandwagon effect with more and more firms joining the scheme.
(177) The company had a good pension scheme for the salaried employees and an ungenerous scheme for the hourly paid.
(178) The mayor's scheme offers incentives to firms setting up in lower Manhattan.
(179) He reckoned the odds are against the scheme going ahead.
(180) We're still trying to find backers for the housing development scheme.
More similar words: theme, schedule, chemistry, chemical, on schedule, behind schedule, at the mercy of, ahead of schedule, them, school, scholar, at school, in school, all the more, the mass of, in the main, chef, chew, euphemism, themselves, at the moment, for the moment, cheat, cheer, cheap, cheek, chest, discharging, after school, scholarship.