Sentence examples for long term ally from inspiring English sources

A few months later, captain David Bairstow, a long term ally of Boycott whose leadership had Boycott's support, was ruled out of the running for captaincy for the following season, which was instead given to Phil Carrick, of whom Boycott disapproved.

Loyalty cannot be bought it is earned, it is earned through living here, it is also earned generationally through some countries legacies of being long term allies with the USA, such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the UK, Europe.

Iran is a long-term ally but demanding.

What feels like a curse when you're younger can prove to be a long-term ally.

Russia still hopes to play a diplomatic role with Assad, a long-term ally and customer of Moscow's arms exports.

The only bad news for Tehran is that Syria, Iran's long-term ally, is also under threat.

Even so, Glaser said Beijing would be celebrating how the Philippines' leader had publicly spurned the country's long-term ally.

Brown has also been increasingly reliant on his long-term ally Ed Balls, fuelling resentment from other senior cabinet figures.

The projects were funded in large part by China, much to the chagrin of the country's long-term ally India.

Russia started its intervention in September at the request of Assad, Vladimir Putin's long-term ally, to support the Syrian regime.

Russia, a long-term ally of the Assad regime, is reported to have deployed seven battle tanks, a handful of troops and artillery to Syria in recent days.