deep-laid

In both cases, the result looks as if there had been a deep-laid and unscrupulous plan all along.

But an obstacle arose to even the deep-laid plans of Macnooder himself.

Barry was, however, too tipsy to pay much attention to this, or to understand any deep-laid plans.

A horrible fear came over him that his deep-laid scheme was about to end in failure.

She had detected many a deep-laid plot he had devised to secure for her that eminence and station he longed for.