Sentence examples for capable ally from inspiring English sources

Success will be when Iraq is a strong and capable ally in the war on terror".

In Venkatesh Prasad, who swung the ball at a gentler pace, he had a capable ally, and the two bowled quite beautifully on the tours of England and South Africa in 1996-97.

In his negotiations with Santiago Vidaurri, governor of the Mexican border states of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila, the southern agent discovered a capable ally who offered more than his "great friendship": Vidaurri promised border security, the supply of vital war material and an outlet for Southern cotton; most astonishingly, he proposed the outright annexation of his territories.

And in Espinel, he has found a capable ally.

Upon learning of Japan's successful attack, Hitler even became euphoric, stating: "With such a capable ally we cannot lose this war".

As America's own defense budget shrinks and those of China and other emerging powers rise, Washington sorely needs capable allies.

The trial was largely considered the first major attack on Mr. Khatami's government aimed at depriving him of one of his most capable allies.

And how do you identify and build a capable, reliable ally?

And with Japan -- which in the Asia-Pacific can be a far more powerful and capable active ally than any the US ever had in the Middle East or Central Asia -- upgrading its military in the face of China's big build-up, that will be an important factor.

Maybe North Korea would essentially become a nuclear-capable US ally, some in China feared.

But Mr Hammond told the BBC: "We are a capable and credible ally".