The assassination provoked a series of diplomatic manoeuvres that quickly led to declarations of war and the onset of the First World War.

The two governments immediately started complex diplomatic manoeuvres to bring world opinion on their side in case, as was widely expected, the conflict was resumed.

The Counts of Flanders enlarged their estate through a series of diplomatic manoeuvres.

Both Northern and Southern spokesmen will be interviewed in order to provide background for analysis of government statements and diplomatic manoeuvres.

Thanks to Demosthenes' diplomatic manoeuvres, Abydos also entered into an alliance with Athens.

Britain dismissed this as a diplomatic manoeuvre by France to save face after their rejection of the European Constitution in a referendum two weeks before the meeting.

Few of us were aware of the feverish political and diplomatic manoeuvres going on behind the scenes in Britain and Australia.

A significant part of the answer lies in the social, economic, and political problems of her neighbours, and the pattern of their diplomatic manoeuvres.

I would appeal to all, while going down the road thus set out, to leave plenty of room for diplomatic manoeuvre and negotiation.

Describes the opening diplomatic and military manoeuvres.