He found Paris full of intrigues, with groups of officers and officials conspiring against each other.
Because of this, a group of Milanese Cathars conspired to kill him.
And at more than a million acres, the watershed is so vast that it is unlikely any group of landowners could conspire to drive up prices.
Several groups of people, however, even within the government, conspired throughout the term of the Marcos regime to overthrow him.
No human group had conspired to exterminate them; it had not been necessary.
But one group of reporters conspired to rent a navy-blue Cadillac limousine, complete with bar and television set.
Reports given by such a small number of people cannot be trusted, for such a small group can easily have conspired to lie.
The subpoenas were issued in an investigation into accusations that a group of hedge funds and a research firm conspired to manipulate stock prices.
One group within the local aristocracy conspired to overthrow the king and to place a Siamese prince on the throne.
He maintained that this group had "conspired against democracy" and that "they are the ones who now want to put a servant in the presidency."