Collocations withally
These are words often used in combination withally.
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close ally
It ill befits a close ally and friend.
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loyal ally
Even with a loyal ally, there is a difference.
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natural ally
After all, she is our natural ally, who alone came across the oceans on two occasions when we were in need and fought beside us.
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political ally
The formation of opposition presented the activists with a readymade political ally, but their growing involvement also precluded other possible forms of political alliance.
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potential ally
The addressee or reader in these examples is tacitly appealed to as a witness, or as a potential ally in the speaker/writer's argumentative stance.
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powerful ally
I had found a good friend and powerful ally.
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reliable ally
Technocratic language may thus have led working women to see the colonial state as at least a somewhat reliable ally in a difficult struggle to plan their families.
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valuable ally
The emerging field of music video studies is a valuable ally here and together with film music studies will become increasingly more significant to contemporary music education.
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western allies
We must play our part in the defence of the western allies and the western world generally.
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