No matter what political machinations were taking place, in the end the fire destroyed the school.

However, wider political machinations also seem to have played a part.

"There is no political machination behind this," one official said.

This was in no way due to "excessive losses" or any political machinations.

Democrats said they were willing to wait as the legal appeals and political machinations play out.

However, these are not central to the story, which instead concerns itself with character, societal pressures and political machination.

Through all of the political machinations, the Romanian people have been patient.

The song's lyrics are about the fear of war and death due to political machinations.

Yet the book makes no effort to sort out the political and diplomatic machinations that shaped policy.

The kind of military and political machinations that Gregory had always hated.