Sentence examples for as a reliable ally from inspiring English sources

Not long ago, Mr. Bloomberg was viewed as a reliable ally of labor.

For nearly four decades the US was able to count on Egypt as a reliable ally in managing Middle Eastern affairs to its liking.

It damaged Germany's reputation as a reliable ally," said Elmar Brok, a European Parliament lawmaker and leading foreign policy expert in Mrs. Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union party.

Since then, the United States has reduced the pressure on Hosni Mubarak for real democratic reforms, in part because it regards him as a reliable ally and guarantor of stability in the Middle East.

When the first protesters appeared in Tahrir Square, Mrs. Clinton, working off the traditional American script that portrays Mr. Mubarak as a reliable ally in need of quiet, sustained pressure on human rights and political reform, said, "Our assessment is that the Egyptian government is stable and is looking for ways to respond to the legitimate needs and interests of the Egyptian people".

It appeared that the muscle for the anti-Spitzer operation might emerge from the city's labor unions, which view Mr. Stringer as a reliable ally, and are wary of the less predictable Mr. Spitzer, who has not hesitated to confront them in the past.

If so, the United States should begin to expect Cairo to be more of a strategic gadfly than a reliable ally, Mr. Cook said, much as it was during the Arab nationalist era of Gamal Abdel Nasser— when Egypt drifted closer to the Soviet Union as Washington stood by Israel.

Failing to act in such a crisis would have been seen by every French-speaking African government as a sign that France is no longer a reliable ally.

In fact, while conservative groups have questioned his commitment as an opponent of abortion, Mr. McCain has proved quite a reliable ally on the issue.

Sure, you wouldn't want Claire Underwood as an enemy in the struggle against male oppression, but a reliable ally?

Democrats reluctantly revised the measure to allow Mr. Bush to grant immunity to Iraq, as long as he determines that doing so promotes Iraqi reconstruction and that the Iraqi government remains a "reliable ally" in the fight against terrorism.