11.   China regards political prisoners as an internal affair and sees the alliance as a subversive force.

12.   Germany eventually wants to see the alliance formally merged with the European Union.

13.   Other partners may simply see an alliance with the BJP as a means to an end.

14.   That alliance was seen as an implicit jab at the United States, although Moscow and Beijing insist it is not.

15.   The alliance is seen as a direct challenge to Yeltsin and his allies.

16.   The Labor Party, always secular but once careful not to alienate possible coalition partners among the religious, now sees such alliances as hopeless.

17.   The government sees such alliances as a way for British airlines to gain better access to the domestic U.S. market.

18.   In essence, Bosnian Moslem leaders see the alliance as a move toward saving the integral, multi-ethnic state within its currently recognized international boarders.

19.   The proposed alliance has been seen as the most desirable rescue option for Hynix, which has been kept afloat by a two multi-billion dollar bailout from creditors.

20.   T-Online, which previously generated most of its earnings from Internet access, saw the alliance as a way of boosting the more lucrative content business.