Word: deviousness
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Most important, President Illia has said that "Perón's return is up to Perón." Devious Scheme? Still, Perón faces tremendous opposition. Alarmed by the reports of Perón's preparations, Argentina's chief of naval operations, Rear Admiral Benigno Varela, last week declared: "The navy will not permit El Retorno under any circumstances." Anti-Perón civilians have organized a commando band to storm the airport or harbor if Perón tries to land...
They have a sneaking suspicion that the present exercise is a devious scheme into which Perón has been drawn by his top lieutenant in Argentina-Augusto Timoteo Vandor, 41. Known as El Lobo, The Wolf, Vandor has already proved his cunning by shouldering aside old-line Peronista bosses for control of the Peronista organization. He believes in "Peronismo without Perón," and if Perón fails to return after setting such a specific deadline, his disappointed followers may finally write off their old hero. In that case, El Lobo would be in position to convert himself...
...there was little excuse for such devious reasoning. For once, a political post-mortem could produce a clear, simple explanation. The reason Rocky won was that of the six contestants in Oregon he alone was there-working, fighting, pleading his case, and showing Oregon that he really cared about the state, its primary and its 18 delegates. And where were the other Republican runners...
...Charles de Gaulle: "General de Gaulle is a soldier. I too am a soldier. I spent twelve years in the army. None of you is a diplomat, I hope. Don't ever trust a diplomat; they are much too devious...
Owen tries hard to isolate the virus of his impulsive truth telling. He recognizes that his devious life had put such a premium on lying that he often felt like a stand-in character for himself. Further, he had developed over the years an intense desire to be known and understood fully by others. The contagion of honesty proves as ruinous in business as in love...