machinations

If you've ever been on the receiving end of such anxious machinations, you know they make you want to run, not bond.

You know better than anyone how vital it is to maintain the independence of the Fleet from the machinations of politicians.

In Latin America, the ongoing machinations surrounding last month's disputed presidential election result continued to dominate the news.

Your friend, meanwhile, has no need of these mental machinations.

These lawyers, this jury, this straw-and-water judge, these machinations of fate, did not basically disturb or humble or weaken him.

It is, after all, easy to blame trade imbalances on the evil exchange rate machinations of others.

As the Jedi's ranks were wiped out by the machinations of the emergent Empire, Obi-Wan went into hiding on Tatooine.

Even the mighty machinations of your dark masters cannot prevent what is about to be sprung upon you!

Partly thanks to his own machinations, there is no obvious successor if Mr Berlusconi quits.

This may be the type of easing from which homeowners can gain relief, not more machinations at the short end of the yield curve.

From the news of it, it's a full-blown tech battle, complete with behind-the-scenes machinations to sic government regulators on each other.

Wenger's machinations are set to intrigue us yet again but it will be the greatest feat of his career if they also overthrow Chelsea.

But analysts predicted further machinations, either through the entry of a rival bidder or an increased offer from SABMiller.

Such secret internal machinations can of course explain almost anything. But it would be nice to have some evidence.

Unification of aim: survival and avoidance of the destruction hanging over your heads as a consequence of the machinations of psychopathy.

Critics cite these machinations as a case study of politics getting in the way of progress against AIDS.

Rushdoony's political ideas provided Ahmanson with a framework for his philanthropic machinations.

A connoisseur of politics can savor the machinations of a Neville Chamberlain or Winston Churchill.

One troublesome task involves meshing the mundane but incredibly complex machinations of accurately billing cell phone subscribers.

Chicago, a town known for political machinations secured the personal backing of its adopted son, Mr Obama.

He suggests that events in the Middle East are determined largely by the machinations of three parties: America, Iran and Israel.

The dispute has escalated into an operatic free-for-all, including allegations of jealousy, vengeance and machinations by Mr. Chavez.

Behind Stuttgart 21 protesters detect machinations between politicians and businessmen to suppress information and deny citizens a voice.

Zend Studio acts as your control panel, displaying information about the inner machinations of the engine.

For the past week, the Liberals' leadership machinations have granted Stephen Harper a reprieve from the political crisis that he created.

Why have a people used to Soviet elections, when they had only one candidate, found the Kremlin's machinations so palatable?

The colonization of Egypt by western European powers is the launch point for power plays and machinations.

It was, rather, a familiar maneuver that reminded many of the machinations of former dictator Ne Win.

The first is that the algorithmic machinations of search engines, like the Peace of God, passeth all understanding.

The coming months will reveal more about the machinations of the process, but the optimism seems sadly unwarranted.

It was there he lost his arm due to the machinations of Chaos.

They care little for the machinations and politics of "ground folk" , and they rarely interfere with changeling society.

Team Themis's machinations were exposed before they got past the proposal stage.

The smaller female has been ostracised by her rival's machinations, and slinks away.

In terms of political machinations , there are other good reasons for giving Clinton the job.

Attempts to counter their machinations.

These machinations serve as a reminder that Italy's old ways of doing business are slow to change.

Such machinations, although they can get electoral results, are losing legitimacy.

Yes, they support Kim Jong Il, but they can't be happy with all of his machinations because the Chinese want stability in this area.

Among militants within Pakistan operating in the tribal areas, the death of Mr Mehsud would open the field for machinations.