And they have stopped Greece falling out of the euro.Inevitably, the Franco-German partnership is bound up with relations with others, notably Britain.
Poland and Sweden (with Germany's acquiescence) then pursued a new "eastern partnership", designed to bind neighbours into a tight economic, political and free-trade relationship, but stopping short of EU membership.
"Leaning and Rashid put on a good partnership which was bound to happen and we faced a respectable, but achievable total.
The very day Brunei was phasing in Sharia law, Obama's chief trade negotiator Michael Froman was on Capitol Hill selling the TransPacific Partnership, which would bind the U.S. to Brunei and give the Islamic Sultanate special economic privileges.
"The alliance between the United States and Great Britain is a partnership of the heart, bound by the history, traditions and values we share," they wrote.
The alliance between the United States and Great Britain is a partnership of the heart, bound by the history, traditions and values we share.
And, lately, Facebook has begun creeping ever deeper into the texture of life, rolling out new features and partnerships that help bind it even more tightly to the fabric that keeps us connected.
Absent an agreement to the contrary, any partner can bind the entire partnership to a contract or other agreement.
We believe a major factor is that currently couples who are bound by a civil partnership cannot legally be married," he said.
That culture is reflected in the most important example of partnership of all: the ties that bind the entire TC community.
