Sentence:  In fact , they went so far as to caution the writer that if he attempted to <WSD>design</WSD> a section exclusively for married students there should be , at the beginning , some `` hind sight '' study ; but they all hastened to add that certainly less time was needed on it than presently spent . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect