1. We were outmanoeuvred and outfought throughout the winter campaign.

2. The team was outmanoeuvred physically and mentally.

3. He believed he could outmanoeuvre and trap the English king.

4. He was completely outmanoeuvred in his campaign to win the support of other ministers.

5. The president has so far managed to outmanoeuvre his critics.

6. In the negotiations, he outmanoeuvred his rivals by offering a higher price.

7. The Labour Party is out-manoeuvring the free marketeers.

8. In July Namaliu outmanoeuvred opposition leader Paias Wingti yet again in a vote of no confidence.

9. Aware of being outmanoeuvred she pauses, then gives in, clambering out, water trickling down, darkening the boards.

10. Better prepared and more aggressive, he unexpectedly outmanoeuvred the prime minister.

11. Now Jim is hoping to out-manoeuvre the yobs with his latest set of wheels - a special edition Triumph Trident motorbike.

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12. But most of all he must be a tactical genius able to out-manoeuvre the opposition at a moment's notice.

13. Galileo was able to outmanoeuvre his rival in the fruitless game of the invention of adhoc devices for the protection of theories.

14. Both Intesa and Sanpaolo managed to outmanoeuvre big, predatory shareholders to join forces.

15. Use your wits and judgement to outmanoeuvre the menacing birds who are waiting to attack every false move.

16. He has shown once again that he's able to outmanoeuvre the military.

17. It is difficult to resist the conclusion that after 1208 Innocent had been outmanoeuvred by certain forces beyond his control.

18. A two-day general strike last week was indicative of just how far Mr Mugabe has outmanoeuvred his opponents.

19. In a thight situation, a sloop should try to outrun its enemy, using the ability to outmanoeuvre large vessels.

20. The quest for total knowledge, along with his own revolutionary credentials, enabled him to outmanoeuvre colleagues who wanted to preserve their own fiefdoms within the leadership.