In a small village in Savoy, the astute night telephone operator knows all the local intrigue and cleverly manipulates them --but doesn't reveal a word.

Since the early 1970's Mr. Deem has been appropriating and more or less cleverly manipulating images from Vermeer and other famous artists.

He also cleverly manipulated interior spaces, making a room seem larger, for example, by obliging people to enter through a claustrophobic hallway.

These are either a result of his cleverly manipulating naturalistic painting conventions for visual drama, or just bad art.

Like the Pig Stand - though on a more sophisticated level - Mr. Robleto's work plays with, and cleverly manipulates, our perception of the world around us.

Yet Leslie cleverly manipulates the attorney into agreeing to buy back the letter, even though in doing so he will risk his own freedom.

Mr. Zott cleverly manipulates our perception of these memorials, overexposing the white stone and backlighting the black one to make them seem even more appropriate.

Fashion has to work by cleverly manipulating these dualities; its job is to make what is dangerous and marginal seem desirable and natural.

You attempt to cleverly manipulate your way into an advantage, Captain.

By cleverly manipulating the legal system, and by sleeping with the enemy, she saves at least some Jews from a cynical, politically motivated Federal prosecution.