Sentence examples for was manoeuvring from inspiring English sources

The fact that it was going one way or the other, it was manoeuvring to avoid a torpedo".

("This is what Stalin did in the late 1920s and early 1930s as he was manoeuvring for control over the Party. He tacked left to eliminate the right-wingers, then right to eliminate the left-wingers.

John McDonnell McDonnell is seen as Corbyn's primary ally, although the shadow chancellor was forced on Sunday morning to deny rumours that he was manoeuvring to replace his friend as leader.

It was a feature common to his batting – except when he was manoeuvring the field expertly with sweeps and reverse-sweeps – and Shane Warne once said: "Very often, when I looked at the board, Flower had more runs than I thought".

Mahler had made it clear that his ultimate goal was an appointment in Vienna, and from 1895 onward was manoeuvring, with the help of influential friends, to secure the directorship of the Vienna Hofoper.

The Germans reported that around 17:45, all four torpedoes from Sydneys starboard launcher were fired, but as Kormoran was manoeuvring to bring her port broadside to bear, they all missed.

He moved to London to form the Experience and Linda was manoeuvred out.

Asquith was manoeuvred into resigning on December 5 and was replaced two days later by Lloyd George.

Last night in anticipation of a pre-emptive move, a crane ship was manoeuvred into the mouth of the harbour.

The FDA may be manoeuvring to protect its back.

Their wary opponents are manoeuvring to soften the expected blow.