web of intrigues

That was the most strategic place to weave his own web of intrigues against the archintriguer.

Described by some as uncharismatic, Lehner is not the type to make a grand entrance, weave a web of intrigues or instigate power struggles.

What goes on behind the red velvet curtain in the Great Hall of the People, involves making private pacts and weaving webs of intrigues.

Despite this record, Mr. Feeney is little known, a result of the web of intrigues that he fashioned to disguise his identity, his wealth and his giving.

On December 10, a week after he had been tripped by General von Schleicher, Franz von Papen began to spin his own web of intrigues.

And its five actors seem to float in a kind of graceful dance through a story that encompasses a vast web of intrigues, a murder, a cult of golden idol worshipers, helicopter assaults, orchestral concerts and global prostitution rings.