| Robertson, soulless puppetmaster that he is, says that the plans are just games. |
| The novel, meanwhile, posits God as the ultimate conspirator, less a deity than a puppetmaster whose intentions are never clear. |
| But the real puppetmaster in the Railtrack scandal is the Chancellor himself, both through Vadera and his direct instructions and consultations. |
| As the stalls open everyone's head tilts forward in concentration, as though some puppetmaster had pulled our strings. |
| Marko denied that he is the real power behind Red Bull, a puppetmaster who pulls Horner's strings. |
| Putin still controls the strings and Medvedev can only become the puppetmaster if he cuts them. |
