41.   Sprint has an alliance with state-owned Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom.

42.   Swissair has alliances with Delta Air Lines, Singapore Airlines, Austrian Airlines and Sabena SA under which the carriers decide which airline and pilots fly certain routes.

43.   The companies have alliances with Asian and Western investors.

44.   The budget airline Virgin Express, based in Brussels and controlled by the British entrepreneur, Richard Branson, has an alliance in Europe with Sabena.

45.   The country has new alliances, a new presidential mission and style, new tremors in the economy, a new balance between civil liberties and national security.

46.   The country is endowed with huge untapped energy and metals reserves, and, in some cases, major Russian companies have lucrative alliances with Western partners.

47.   The Guggenheim has forged alliances with five foreign museums.

48.   The indictment also said al-Qaida has forged alliances with the National Islamic Front, the ruling political party in Sudan.

49.   The publisher has alliances with companies such as Meredith Corp. and Avon Products Inc.

50.   The Riadys already have extensive alliances on state-run Chinese enterprises, and their relationship with China is clearly expanding.