Sentence examples for as a key ally from inspiring English sources

Despite having Fowler as a key ally, Watson is known as something of a lone wolf.

He was regarded as a key ally of Bo and was appointed vice-mayor in May.

Algeria is also of huge strategic importance, with David Cameron, along with the Americans and French, viewing the country as a key ally in the war against terror.

Iranian Revolutionary Guards Iran firmly supports Assad, whom it sees as a key ally in a regional power struggle, and is supplying arms, fuel and hundreds of soldiers.

The secretary's words were striking, aimed as they were at a nation that Washington has described as a key ally in the international campaign against terrorism.

"It is about having a partner that has very close values and the same goals as we do," he said of Britain's role as a key ally.

Much is still unknown, as Stella Creasy, a key ally in the fight for reform, admits: "No one's saying this legislation is a magic bullet, but we are saying that transparency is crucial, not just in dealing with botnets and software, but because it will help identify what is going on.

It's as if things like regional interests, spheres of influence, geopolitics, coercive diplomacy and the potential loss of a key ally in Kiev (as well as miscalculation) are alien concepts for Russian leaders.

Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar, who was sacked by Mr Jonathan as security adviser, was a key ally of Mr Yar'Adua.There is scepticism in Jos that the authorities will bring a lasting peace.

To replace Mr. Scharping as defense minister, Mr. Schröder named a key ally, Peter Struck, 59, the Social Democrats' parliamentary leader.

Compaoré – whose regime has been implicated in the civil wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia – is having a makeover as a "democrat" and is now a key ally of the US.