Holding Down the Increase The vote by the M.T.A. board ended seven weeks of political and financial maneuvering.

The lack of clear laws for the region left much room for financial maneuvering.

Some parents, of course, feel that financial maneuvering diverts money from more needy students.

Airline lobbyists say they are surprised - and a little worried - by Mr. Skinner's involvement in the financial maneuverings of the industry.

The bullish case for the merger is that Enron's real profits were there and that the financial maneuvering did not cover up far deeper problems.

Moreover, money is almost always tight, leaving little room for financial maneuvering.

In fact, through his sound financial maneuvering, a $223,000 state deficit was eliminated.

Many industry executives predict that the result of all of his financial maneuvering may one day be the sale of Cable and Wireless to another company.

"You have some elegant financial maneuvering ahead."

(For an analysis of Lorenzo's deft financial maneuverings, see page 68.)