| And the latter-day Machiavellis saw potentially great political significance in the timing of turning points. |
| The five central characters are devious Machiavellis out for their own advancement, two of them murderous dictators, but this inert, unimaginative staging lends them all the menace of blancmange. |
| Unfortunately, junior Machiavellis claiming to wear the white hat still are running amok among us. |
| The problems afflicting America are too grave to tolerate the cynical, cling-to-power-at-all-costs cynicism of Arlen Specter and other Capitol Hill Machiavellis. |
| But the Rangoni Machiavellis did manage to get approval a few years ago to squeeze an elevator into the space that once was used for the building's well. |
| Contrary to common myth, bullies are less misfits than they are socially attuned Machiavellis. |
