Sentence examples for securing alliances from inspiring English sources

The Christian Byzantines and Serbians, as well as the Muslim beyliks of Germiyan, Saruhan, Karaman and Dulkadir were all potential enemies and marriage was seen as a way of securing alliances with them.

But whoever wins will have to make further compromises to secure alliances in the fractious Congress.

She is already pledged to her cousin, to a marriage designed to secure alliances between bordering kingdoms.

Robb's mum Catelyn (Michelle Fairley), meanwhile, is engaged on diplomatic missions to secure alliances for Robb's claim to the throne.

Abdul Aziz, whose ancestors founded a precursor to the present Saudi state in 1744, chose his wives partly to secure alliances with other Arabian tribes.

Judith Jacob, a researcher at the London School of Economics, explained that "the family unit, broadly conceptualized, is important to Islamist militant networks in Indonesia". It is, she added, "not unlike what royal families in Europe did to secure alliances". She cites Abas as an example: His sister is married to one of the masterminds of the infamous 2002 Bali bombings.

Royal marriages of the 19th century were arranged to secure alliances and to maintain blood ties among the European nations.

The player can also secure alliances with other forces; these alliances can change how the game progresses, such as requesting reinforcements from the allied forces against opposing forces.

In general, our results suggest that human friend cognition might function, in part, to secure alliances.

He deals with big decisions by first moving to cement a secure alliance with the powers-that-be, no matter how discredited they are, no matter how resounding his previous contempt for them may have been.

Securing future alliances with other luxury brands "can't hurt," he said.