Sentences with phrase «into machinations»

«Donna Leon has a wonderful feel for the hidden evils that lie below the façade of the magical city, and Brunetti, sturdy family man and cynic, is an endearing guide into the machinations of Italian society.»

Any sane person would turn and run from Falk, but Arkin can't help but be pulled into the machinations of this ex-CIA operative (or is he?)

All of his servants are turned into machinations of their daily chores (for example, a musician becomes a harpsichord, a dresser is a wardrobe, a maid is a feather - duster, etc.).

For a series called The Chi, there's remarkably little here that lends a sense of specificity or a deeper view into the machinations of Chicago's South Side — or even where in that expansive area the story is unfolding.

I will not fall into the machinations of someone so mentally exhausted, and consequently so ignorant and disrespectful of the law, to have me comment on the decision and order of the Court which is pending.

The sums given by individual councilmembers, through their campaign committees to other councilmembers» campaign committees, while miniscule in the context of total campaign spending, nonetheless provide some insight into the machinations of the Speaker's race.

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Even without the spectacle of Canadian diplomats bending over backwards to drag the planet into the dark days of «1984,» George Orwell could have written a novel on Prime Minister Steven Harper's machinations.

Julie Finn I'm a writer, crafter, Zombie Preparedness Planner, and homeschooling momma of two kids who will hopefully someday transition into using their genius for good, not the evil machinations and mess - making in which they currently indulge.

No wonder he responded so robustly — and in doing so flushed the Tories» own machinations into the open.

Most of our mental machinations take place pre-consciously, with the results dropping into our conscious minds only after they have been decided elsewhere in the brain.

Since the incident on Shadow Moses Island, Metal Gear's top - secret technology has been leaked into the black market through the machinations of Revolver Ocelot.

Much like DARKER, it digs its heels into some sort of feminist machinations.

Serena isn't as compelling a protagonist as either Everlasting or UnREAL needs, but her Tracy Flick - like machinations throw a series of unprecedented wrenches into the production that, in turn, prompts crises that test the people who make the show — in particular Rachel and Quinn.

Haku's new maturity and position mean that his machinations don't feel like he's Tom Sawyer manipulating the other kids into whitewashing the fence anymore.

But whenever the movie, which is all too often, veers into backroom political machination mode, especially in the scenes involving LBJ or with George Wallace (Tim Roth), the movie's molten core cools and it loses its intimacy.

Lee finds himself caught in the machinations of talking bugs, talking anuses, bugs with talking anuses, typewriters that turn into bugs with talking anuses and for some inexplicable reason, Roy Scheider.

His plan is equally clichéd: turn the Cold War between United States and the Soviet Union into a real one through political machinations, causing all - out nuclear devastation (His theory that mutants will survive as they are «children of the atom» sounds like something that should be tested before putting it into action).

First with the machinations of talking the rube with the car in question into letting them take it out alone, and second, when Stuntman Mike with a different car, but the same hood ornament, shows up to make this a day the ladies will never forget.

Dominik turns the machinations of the criminal element into a blackly comic microcosm of American society — a critique of an unravelled economy, keeping the story bare and the action unfailingly brutal.

The plot machinations of the early going do feel like just that as so many things seem to magically fall into place for DJay's transformation — the keyboard; a spontaneous run - in with Key (Anthony Anderson), an old acquaintance and sound engineer who then takes him to a soul - stirring church choir performance — in an almost implausibly pat manner.

The machinations of the plot are loud and fairly clumsy, with unanswered questions and conveniences that serve the screenwriter but not the story (the growing romance between Neale and Carla feels particularly strained, despite good performances by both Milland and Reynolds), yet Lang molds it into something that is consistently entertaining and at times genuinely enthralling.

Rather, there are moments where the assembly line drama shows its fray and you can see the machinations of Disney's drama machine pumping into action like the pistons of a mighty — though fatally flawed — tanker.

With a tone that never settles into a defined groove, It Could Happen to You doesn't come together, offering only a handful of nice moments amid a framework of hard - to - swallow plot machinations.

A respectable entry into the genre of «I Can't Believe This Thing Got Made» cinema, Tusk follows a podcaster to Nowhere, Canada where he's promptly kidnapped by a disturbed man with machinations to turn him into a walrus.

For what it's worth, James Spader does nice work playing against type as an intellectual nebbish, and Russell incorporates what could've been an albatross — the death of his character's young son — into his every delayed gesture without seeming merely thrown by the film's premise, whose machinations are so befuddling as to deter one from inspecting Stargate for political and allegorical angles.

One early quest chain in Balmora has you find a Redoran councilors daughter, to then expand further into a tale of intrigue and political machinations.

Spielberg and his screenwriting team relish conveying the machinations that went into the deal - making, demonstrating how uneasy political times led to finessed, chesslike maneuvering to retrieve spies in an intense trade - off at Glienicke Bridge in 1962.

Hopefully, some students might even work on a campaign or run for office in the future, or at the very least gain an insight into and respect for the machinations of government that affect all American lives.

The ease at which this 5m long juggernaut can hustle itself into barely perceptible gaps in traffic is breath - taking, with very few legal machinations requiring more than half throttle at most.

Although this particular narrative provides an intriguing look into the dark machinations of the competitive riding world, the choice to give the horse its own first - person narrative — a concept that worked in Anna Sewell's classic, Black Beauty, but not much else — perhaps takes the idea a bit too far.

Beautifully accented and paced, his pitch - perfect narration deftly navigates the large and diverse cast and the intricate plot machinations to create a stunning glimpse into a dangerous time when Henry VIII ruled and Thomas Cromwell served as his «fixer.»

Vaughan offers gripping insight into a political scandal's hidden machinations and the tension between justice and privilege.

Apple also poured scorn on the idea that it entered into these illegal machinations to get rid of Amazon's Kindle.

One early quest chain in Balmora has you find a Redoran councilors daughter, to then expand further into a tale of intrigue and political machinations.

The constant steampunk machinations and themes clearly allowed the artists on the game to let their creative side out and the locations in the game definitely demonstrate this with beautiful hand - drawn art that the artists clearly put a lot of care into.

will sink players into the dangerous political machinations of Rome's senate, while asking them to struggle with family dilemmas and question the loyalty of «friends» and allies.

Hansen was central to the deception about global warming when he took it from behind the scenes of the UN bureaucratic machinations into the political, public, and mainstream media spotlight.

I dip my toe into Climate Audit regularly and despite Professor Dawkin's best efforts I can't claim to understand the statistics or the whole unraveling of the claims and machination of the AGW industry.

Then, in 2005, (and perhaps through the machinations of CEI climate specialist Myron Ebell), Republican Rep. and Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Joe Barton began calling for an investigation into the graph.

If you look into the science, you begin to see patterns of behavior that are strikingly similar to the what is being discussed in climate science: manipulation of research, improperly conducted studies, political machinations and influence, and so on, to the point that I read in a recent article in the Altlantic that a very highly regarded researcher in this field claims that up to 90 % of these studies are either flawed or totally inaccurate.

The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machinations, and legal brinksmanship — and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.

The latter half explores the complex world of captive insurance companies into which, through dizzying financial machinations and subterfuges, insurance companies create subsidiaries into which they funnel assets for tax and regulatory purposes.