Sentence examples for being the mastermind or from inspiring English sources

Mr. Chaika added that the killing had been ordered from abroad, although he refused to identify the man suspected of being the mastermind or disclose his whereabouts, and provided no evidence to support the claim.

Nikolai Sapozhkov, a senior FSB officer, said the investigation was not over "because it is not established so far if these people were the masterminds or just staged the act of terrorism".

But whether Mr. Putin is the mastermind of these forays -- or is fighting a rear-guard action against them -- no one outside the Kremlin appears to know.

For instance, ALEC has been the mastermind behind the recent strengthening or imposition of voter ID laws across the country.

He is the mastermind.

Deng was the mastermind.

"Angelo was the mastermind".

The trainer was the mastermind behind this.

She was the mastermind, he said.

"He's the mastermind behind the scenes".

Intelligence experts suspect Hussain was the mastermind.