Worse, it is now clear that the Enemy has somehow manipulated my own inner workings.

The reason you're here instead of back at the Starboat is because lovely little Penelope here somehow manipulated events so that I would rescue you.

"The transmission has linked with our receiver and has somehow manipulated the circuitry to access our computer database."

But either if s a real phenomenon - one we've no precedent for - or we're being manipulated somehow.

I think they would have thought it was somehow manipulated, that the decision was really up to someone in the Mayor's office.

Proteus was aware of being somehow subtly manipulated, but that did not dampen his enthusiasm for helping the captain to succeed.

Production aides on the show said she was especially sensitive to any hint that she had somehow manipulated her chance to go to Broadway.

Rumors circulated that Scott was blaming the whole incident on Seward who had somehow manipulated Lincoln into acquiescing with the seizure.

But Valric, likely not wanting to face Jerek with the horrid news, had somehow manipulated the truth, had concocted a story that would keep Jerek in check.

Any number of very unpleasant results might follow a very simple misunderstanding with this alien envoy... He began to wonder if General Blitzkrieg had somehow manipulated him into this situation.