1.   As his maneuvering to win Olympic rights for Nagano shows, though, he is a master manipulator who knows how to exercise influence behind the scenes.

2.   Barry is a master manipulator.

3.   Bob Dole is a master manipulator.

4.   Al Davis tried again this week to live up to his image as a master manipulator, and once again he struck out.

5.   But the pivotal element here is Fiorentino whose portrayal of a master manipulator makes Sharon Stone look like a Girl Scout.

6.   But, Netanyahu may find he can only go so far with an image as a master manipulator.

7.   Clinton is an actor, a con man and a master manipulator.

8.   Comparisons are inevitable to another master manipulator, Calvin Klein.

9.   He was a master manipulator, especially with the press.

10.   In corporate mergers, synergy is often a synonym for sellout, but even master manipulators can stumble in the rush to the cash register.