of Manoeuvre
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe executive branch maneuvered this result deftly. Andrew Cohen
Asimov: Battlestar Galactica for instance, started off with twenty to thirty minutes of space battles which looked exactly like air battles in World War I. You could swear that the space ships were surrounded by air the way the maneuvered. One felt it was unworthy. Isaac Asimov
Also in early 20th century literature, Pierre Boulle 's Planet of the Apes novel starts with a couple floating in space on a ship propelled and maneuvered by light sails. Source: Internet
As the required grade of aggregate in the concrete differed depending on placement in the dam (from pea-sized gravel to 9-inch or 23 cm stones), it was vital that the bucket be maneuvered to the proper column. Source: Internet
But the bad blood extended more generally to the Guardian, which, like Leigh and Harding, repeatedly betrayed confidences and maneuvered against WikiLeaks rather the cooperating with it. Source: Internet
Andropov maneuvered his way into power both through his KGB connections and by gaining the support of the military by promising not to cut defense spending. Source: Internet