Others are ultraingenious.

They decided to outsource the design and manufacture of the system to a vendor.

Adrian is incredibly tall and Vikinglike, with a forehead as broad and flat as a chimney tile; […]

Of course the New York man would not say just what anniversary of his birthday he was celebrating. Some long range guesses were ventured by Mr. White’s party, but each guess was met with that Mona Lisan smile that Everyman takes on when he does not care to explain.