Sentence examples for odd alliances from inspiring English sources

The result is some odd alliances.

And no less than in Europe, local politics fosters odd alliances.

The movement to reverse the ban has created some odd alliances.

They involve odd alliances, ideological paradoxes and a great deal of money.

The legislation has created a number of odd alliances and has fattened the bank accounts of some of the most powerful lobbying and law firms in Washington.

These odd alliances of lobbyists have formed over the question of whether databases -- collections of facts like telephone directories, weather reports, stock tables and real estate listings -- can be copied, repackaged and distributed by anyone with an Internet connection.

The groups criticizing the plan reflect an odd alliance.

Also in the race is an odd alliance of moderate Islamist and secular parties.

The Republican lawmakers found themselves in an odd alliance with officials from the White House and the Commerce Department.

The governing coalition is an odd alliance of former rivals New Democracy and Pasok, with the moderates of Democratic Left.

"Odd Alliance: Business Lobby and Tea Party" (front page, March 31) makes an assumptive link between Asia Pulp & Paper and a political movement.