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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
manoeuvre .
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Examples
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It was hardly material to be "manoeuvred" into anything!
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The Boers, however, took every precaution against such an eventuality; and the result was generally, as stated by the German critics, that the Boers were "manoeuvred" out of their positions.
Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 1898
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I was a bump in Mum's tummy, but my two older sisters were there when you were manoeuvred into place.
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Following the voice's directions, we manoeuvred our way out of the cul de sac, found the shop, bought potatoes, apples and cider, and resumed our quest for a particular manor house.
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Most impressively, she manoeuvred the baby and the pram around effortlessly, as though they were merely fashion accessories.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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One of the reasons that Sevilla and Villarreal have been so outspoken about the new plan is not so much that they see Madrid and Barcelona get further away but that they have been manoeuvred into fifth and sixth place rather than the third and fourth to which they aspired.
Barcelona and Real in La Liga of their own with the rest nowhere | Sid Lowe 2011
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In the ballet's most chilling sequence we see her manoeuvred into GM's embrace with incestuous lubriciousness by her brother.
Manon – review 2011
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She had been out-manoeuvred and out-run, to say nothing of her having been unceremoniously tumbled in the gravel, and her arrival was like that of a tornado — made up of offended dignity, justifiable wrath, and instinctive hatred for this marauder from the Wild.
The Southland 2010
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They manoeuvred against the NHS until Nye Bevan "stuffed their mouths with gold", and doctors should not be mistaken for disinterested observers of the service.
National Health Service: Dogma, democracy and the doctors | Editorial 2011
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Had the Bulgarian fans found it in their hearts to appreciate England's work they might have been impressed in particular by the interchanging of Walcott, Young and Stewart Downing as they manoeuvred in support of Rooney.
Bulgaria 0-3 England | Euro 2012 qualifier match report 2011
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