Sentence examples for power ally from inspiring English sources

Pakistan's special relationship with the United States may have taken centre stage since the attacks of 11 September 2001, but in China it has another enduring great power ally.

Haji Amin, a money dealer who will represent the Chamber of Commerce at the jirga, said many attendees think Afghanistan needs "a big, power ally" such as the United States if it is to survive as a democracy.

Thus China needs at least one major power ally and some lesser allies.

All the latent talent that England fans had seen only in glimpses burst forth in a torrent of shots bristling with power allied to timing.

In 1672, when Louis XIV prepared for the invasion of Holland, Frederick William, still true to his policy of supporting the weaker power, allied himself with the Dutch states-general.

This sudden loss of power, allied to his failing health, at last convinced Helms that it was time to give up.

The stellar likes of the rampant marksman Ferenc Puskas, confusingly deep-lying centre-forward Nandor Hidegkuti and dynamic wing-half Jozsef Bozsik dominated all-comers with a fearsome cocktail of pace and power allied to enchanting skill.

The real challenge posed by Iran to the US and Israel has been as an independent regional power, allied to Syria and the Lebanese Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas movements.

James F. Jeffrey, a former ambassador to Iraq under Mr. Obama who is now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that given America's overwhelming military power, allies are helpful mainly for political reasons and in stabilization phases.

This time he has made a more direct bid for power, allying himself with a controversial but popular former militia commander, Abdul Rashid Dostum, whose solid block of votes could be enough to push Ghani into the second round as the main Pashtun candidate.

Bear in mind as I explore the possibilities of holiday power allies that when I refer to totems I include animals, plants, minerals and elements.