51.   Gossip, jockeying for power, formation of new alliances and anointing of new leaders characterize that stage.

52.   He predicts Brazil will toss out its anti-trust concerns and let carriers there, including Varig, forge new alliances.

53.   Here, in the former playground of pirates, a new alliance of lawyer-buccaneers has banded together in quest of fabulous treasure.

54.   If this new alliance has a principal target, it is Syria, which borders both Turkey and Israel and harbors longstanding grievances against both.

55.   In Kuwait, a new alliance of Islamists and nationalists has warned the government against making contacts with Israel or Israelis.

56.   In the new alliance, Sony is expected to develop some enhancements to the basic software provided by Microsoft.

57.   Indeed, the hallmark of the new alliances is their informality.

58.   Intuit has continued to develop new products and to form new alliances with financial institutions, he said, and was confident of its future as an independent company.

59.   Industry analysts said the success of the new alliance would depend on how fast Qwest could create a sales force and deploy the technology.

60.   It announces a variety of new alliances.