potential ally
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpotentialandally
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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk/pəˈten.ʃəl/us/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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ally
noun[C]
uk/ˈæl.aɪ/us/ˈæl.aɪ/
a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one, especially during ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandallyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The addressee or reader in these examples is tacitly appealed to as a witness, or as apotentialallyin the speaker/writer's argumentative stance.
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Except in a sellers' or a monopoly market it is apotentialallyof mass employment.
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I say that because one could very well be turning away apotentialallyin the matter.
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He is apotentialally.
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The definitions in the following paragraphs have some agreement internationally, although not everypotentialallywill use the terms with exactly the same meaning.
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Their common attitude towards the empire and tariffs also made them potential allies.
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More often, however, actors in a network consciously strategise to promote their shared worldview, and target potential allies in key institutions or positions of influence.
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In short, the use of particular venues matters to advocacy groups because of the message it conveys to their members, the public, and potential allies.
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The prestige of these universities, along with the middle- and upper middleclass socio-economic background of the students, undoubtedly helped to open doors as the students attempted to contact potential allies.
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But to impose legislation against allies and potential allies seems to me to be ill-advised almost in the extreme.
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But the negotiations are less likely to succeed because we have alienated our potential allies.
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Potential allies who could have been brought together were alienated and no urgency was apparent.
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We recognise complementary practitioners as potential allies rather than enemies.
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It is not wise to force something completely unpalatable down the throats of one's potential allies.
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We know more clearly now who are our friends and who are our potential allies, and we certainly know who are our potential foes.
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Many millions of them are now our potential allies.
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In a world crisis, we must look for potential allies.
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We must make it clear that we are not seeking their help merely to use them as potential allies in a war which we think is coming.
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They are also economically potential allies.
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We have quite enough there to occupy our attention without weakening other nations and offending and driving away from us potential allies in the day when the storm may burst.
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