close alliance

collocation in English

meaningsofcloseandalliance

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close
adjective
uk
/kləʊs/us
/kloʊs/
having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, ...
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alliance
noun[C]
uk
/əˈlaɪ.əns/us
/əˈlaɪ.əns/
a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests ...
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(Definition ofcloseandalliancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclose alliance

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Until now there has also been aclosealliancebetween service providers and the majority of academics in the field.
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We are part of a long-standing andclosealliance.
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It is working inclosealliancewith those people.
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We should use ourclosealliancewith that country to get the message across.
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Aclosealliancewith a parent or sibling may have a "main effect", exer ting a positive influence on all adolescents regardless of the level of interparental discord they witness.
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I quite realise that when it comes to a question of the family, these have a verycloseallianceto each other.
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A case could be made for aclosealliancebetween landscape conservation and protection systems for historic landscapes and the built heritage.
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From the very beginning, the two groups worked inclosealliance.
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The 600 years of enmity to the beginning of this century and theclosealliancein two wars during the century are no longer what concern us now.
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I imagine that they know a good deal about the grocery trade and have worked in fairlyclosealliancewith the grocery trade for some time.
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I think that collaboration andclosealliancewith our leading continental allies is extremely valuable in certain circumstances, but it can only take us so far.
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Citing this commonality of opinion, they formed acloseallianceembarked on a number of initiatives together.
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In modern times, navies within a veryclosealliancemay include electronic and digital cooperation including using electronic communications and target acquisition.
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It provided for aclosealliance, for full and frank consultations between the two countries in all matters of foreign policy, and for mutual assistance in case of war.
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