21.   Her case never went to trial and she was released after a low-caste political alliance came to power in northern India and the charges were dropped.

22.   On NATO expansion, which Russia opposes, Chirac said he hoped Moscow and the alliance could come to an agreement before NATO announces its new members this summer.

23.   The Air France-Delta alliance comes as competition mounts on U.S.-European routes.

24.   The alliance comes as a major shock, given the past enmity among the parties and the political climate created by the Sandline mercenaries crisis.

25.   The alliance comes at a time when oil companies in Europe have been fighting to raise profit margins in a heavily saturated fuel market.

26.   The new alliance comes amid a spate of mergers in the global auto industry, which has put pressure on smaller automakers to consolidate.

27.   The record alliance came to an end when Mafizur Rahaman at long-leg held on to a catch for Bangladesh to see the back of Jayasuriya.

28.   But the two parties have a record for mutual dislike, and political analysts said they would certainly make strange bedfellows if the projected alliance came to life.