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be allied to



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“They came to raid the cattle.  They seemed to be allied to the government,” she tells me. 

From Salon Oct. 24, 2016

That craftmanship must be allied to innate gifts in pattern recognition, says Quentin Luke, a botanist affiliated with the East African Herbarium in Nairobi.

From Nature Apr. 25, 2012

"Obviously, it has to be allied to great products and a great experience, and Apple has nurtured that."

From Reuters May 9, 2011

To help make this happen, they'd "create a fake insider persona and generate communications" with Change to Win, a labour group the firm theorised might be allied to Chamber Watch.

From The Guardian Feb. 16, 2011

Is it likely that any man in my position would allow his family to be allied to a convicted criminal?

From Lover or Friend by Rosa Nouchette Carey




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