Although his reign ended abruptly, he achieved some notable successes, and his efforts failed as much due to the centrifugal forces of tribal Afghanistan and the machinations of Russia and Britain as to any political folly on his part. Source: Internet
Apparently Salvatore "Toto" Riina ordered the murder of Falcone; however, this decision was reconsidered in response to an objection by Ignazio Salvo, who argued that Falcone was best neutralized through political machinations. Source: Internet
Blair becomes obsessed with the case and with the machinations of a rich man Edan Morse-who may or may not have been an extremely violent left wing revolutionary in the 1970s-who is obsessed with reuniting the Nazgul. Source: Internet
Campbell's delay in filing was due to the slow internal machinations of AT&T. Source: Internet
After Mangiafuoco's closure, it went through a few machinations of short-lived restaurants we never bothered to check out: Da Luisa, Fiamma and I think something else that lasted something like a month. Source: Internet
As Terry’s plan falls apart, all of the plot machinations collide a bit. Source: Internet