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  • verb Present participle of ally.

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Examples

  • Besides her choice in allying with Ace, she seems like a smart cookie.

    Tina Fey is unemployed : Bev Vincent 2008

  • However, and despite the efforts in allying itself as partner in trade with Canada and the United States unexpected political and economical events in the early 1990's have conspired to delay achievement of this goal.

    Mexican history: a brief summary 2007

  • However, and despite the efforts in allying itself as partner in trade with Canada and the United States unexpected political and economical events in the early 1990's have conspired to delay achievement of this goal.

    Mexican history: a brief summary 2007

  • On June 21 Humphrey told reporters that he was "very interested" in allying himself with Shriver.

    “Knifed” 2004

  • On June 21 Humphrey told reporters that he was "very interested" in allying himself with Shriver.

    “Knifed” 2004

  • In the process, he has also succeeded in allying France, Germany and Russia against him.

    Balkinization 2003

  • In the process, he has also succeeded in allying France, Germany and Russia against him.

    Balkinization 2003

  • “Real intellectuals,” Said writes, “are never more themselves than when, moved by metaphysical passion and disinterested principles of justice and truth, they denounce corruption, defend the weak, defy imperfect or oppressive authority.” (p. 6) Said is uninterested in allying with the victors and the rulers whose very stability he sees as a kind of “state of emergency” for the less fortunate; he chooses instead to account for “the experience of subordination itself, as well as the memory of forgotten voices and persons.” (p. 35)

    June « 2006 « Bill Ayers 2006

  • “Real intellectuals,” Said writes, “are never more themselves than when, moved by metaphysical passion and disinterested principles of justice and truth, they denounce corruption, defend the weak, defy imperfect or oppressive authority.” (p. 6) Said is uninterested in allying with the victors and the rulers whose very stability he sees as a kind of “state of emergency” for the less fortunate; he chooses instead to account for “the experience of subordination itself, as well as the memory of forgotten voices and persons.” (p. 35)

    TRUDGE TOWARD FREEDOM 2006

  • It was galling, no doubt; his pride must have bled at the idea of allying his name with that of such low folks as the Saccos.

    The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Complete ��mile Zola 1871

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