close ally

collocation in English

meaningsofcloseandally

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close
adjective
uk
/kləʊs/us
/kloʊs/
having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, ...
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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 ofcloseandallyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It ill befits acloseallyand friend.
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I feel the obligations of a verycloseally.
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It is not our practice to comment on the intelligence relationship with acloseally.
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What has disturbed me is that in dealing with acloseallywe have had to go to extremes to make our case.
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One does not start a military campaign by saying to acloseally—however close that ally may be—that one will do whatever it wants.
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Griffith was regarded as acloseallyof the labour movement.
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Later, he became acloseallyof the humans, and helped them destroy the superweapon.
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He befriends the dog, and gains acloseally.
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Alternatively, the second ship may be sold with cooperation with acloseallyto provide continuous carrier-strike capability.
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She takes an immediate interest in him after he helps save her life from monsters and remains a verycloseallyand friend throughout their journey together.
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In this instance, there would be no point in duplicating the efforts of our close allies.
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The dossier also reflected our access to intelligence from close allies, but details of discussions on these matters are confidential.
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We do not consider that close allies should be offended by plain speaking about such issues.
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We will continue to engage actively and constructively in these discussions as close allies with common strategic interests.
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We shall be considering what further measures can be taken with our close allies over the next 24 hours.
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Often, when close allies have temporary difficulties, it is more appropriate to send police rather than troops in the first instance.
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As close allies, we maintain contact on a wide range of defence/security matters.
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It is for that very reason that we are today close allies of that country.
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It would not be appropriate to comment on the intelligence relationship between two close allies.
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We will do so as close allies with common strategic interests.
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