We are in a somewhat devilish industry.
During the 1939–1945 war, this kind of thing grew in complexity and variety as the campaigns proceeded and more devilish instruments were invented by the enemy.
A tariff one can jump over; an import licence is an unscalable barrier, and behind these unscalable barriers the most devilish financial malpractices go on unchecked.
Devilish instruments of war are being used against them.
What kind of devilish, fiendish devices could possibly be thought up that would prevent a vehicle from moving?
Everyone knows that when these devilish machines are let go—really let go —casualties are very heavy.
There was not the same devilish balance-of-payments problem.
All the wicked, devilish things we have done over de-nazification, arrestable categories, and so on have been done as a result of international agreements.