But these Machiavellian arguments are not the ones that Kosovar politicians use in public.
Such Machiavellian infighting would not get far if Clinton had Nunn as his secretary of state.
Hollywood would have us believe that the Machiavellian chief exec is still alive and well.
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It turned out that the Machiavellian sorority members were quickly identified by the group and isolated.
The more Machiavellian Democrats might argue that this outreach could only serve to isolate Republicans more.
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But there is a less obvious answer, inherently appealing to any courtier of the Machiavellian Mitterrand.
In the long run, observant businessmen came to see, being trustworthy was more lucrative than being Machiavellian.
First, the Machiavellian Mitterrand, Socialist president from 1981 to 1995, had an interest in supporting Mr Kohl.
However, current scientific studies prove that teamwork and cooperation contribute to long term career success over Machiavellian tactics.
They included a taste for the Machiavellian in the exercise of power that undermined the DPJ's formal governance.
Unhealthy divas specialize in what's known as "Machiavellian intelligence" and more often as manipulation.
But doing so often requires deft adaptability and perhaps even Machiavellian tactics particularly since some external leaders shake up management fast.
One Machiavellian interpretation: Seagate may not be in it for the money, or even to force STEC to halt operations.
Weaver, as Hammond, deftly manages and loves her family, while juggling a maddeningly neutral presidential boss and his Machiavellian vice president.
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There exists in the collective media mind a caricature of Denton as an evil, soulless, Machiavellian puppeteer: the Wizard of Blogs.
It has been so bad that one even looks forward to having a pro, the eccentric Machiavellian master, Jerry Brown, replace him.
While this Machiavellian control might have some short term gain, in the long term top talent will seek the freedom they crave elsewhere.
No matter what he hopes to accomplish, Pope Francis would have to be a Machiavellian genius to pry it out of such an organization.
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The return to government in 2008 of Lord Mandelson, with his fine Machiavellian hand, was one of the few genuine surprises of recent political life.
Referees are a different story as the NFL has taken a hard line Machiavellian-like stance under the false pretenses that quality would remain with replacements.
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The means of her ascension is Sir Francis Walsingham (Geoffrey Rush), a perfect Machiavellian character who serves the Queen as adviser, deadly assassin, and spy.
Every year, sophisticated credit card scammers and identity thieves exploit an arsenal of Machiavellian digital tools to wreak havoc in the lives of millions of unsuspecting individuals.
He is a phenomenon of our time, the director-wheeler-dealer -- a role that has also drawn criticism from the art world, used to more subtle, if no less Machiavellian maneuvering.
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Instead, it is the much more Machiavellian question of how to build a case for income redistribution, which is altogether the wrong question to be asking in a free society.
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But one Machiavellian interpretation of events doing the rounds in Madrid sees Mr Botin having ambitions, in the longer run, to install a new chief executive perhaps his daughter, Ana Patricia Botin.
If the book is to be believed, Bandar's role in clinching arms deals, putting out Arab fires and pursuing peace was even more central, and more Machiavellian, than the world had realised.
It also offers some insights into the murky world of Machiavellian and subservient editors, and has some delightful pen sketches of people like VS Naipaul and Salman Rushdie whom he befriended.
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Whether he believes what he says or not and there are reasons to believe his barbs are Machiavellian in nature, simply a way to get the upper hand on his rival is rather immaterial.
Another study conducted by Mr. Keltner and Cameron Anderson, a professor at the Haas School of Business, measured "Machiavellian" tendencies, such as the willingness to spread malicious gossip, in a group of sorority sisters.
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