91.   The greatest fear of leaders in the region and Washington policymakers is that the two battle-tested powers of the Persian Gulf might forge an alliance against Israel.

92.   The Internet group will focus on using Apple technologies and products on the Internet and forging alliances with other companies.

93.   The new credit card company plans to expand rapidly by forging similar alliances with other banks.

94.   The new operative mode is to sell, not buy, to forge alliances, not pummel competitors to their deaths.

95.   The name also conjured up images of the rural South at a time when conservative Democrats were trying to forge national alliances.

96.   The PRI could splinter even more in the Congress, with some deputies forging alliances with the PAN and others the PRD.

97.   The PRI will continue to dominate the Senate, but it no longer has the power to approve any significant legislation without forging alliances with opposition lawmakers.

98.   The two investors hope that by forging an alliance with Cisco and by making the company independent from its Italian parent, they will make it become more competitive.

99.   Then it tried to forge an alliance with Nextel Communications Inc., a small wireless company.

100.   They are mainly trying to buy time while they jettison unprofitable routes, cancel or delay orders for new planes, shift to smaller aircraft and forge international alliances.