1.   Around the country, the first tentative steps have been taken toward this new alliance.

2.   February to June and September are powerful months for new alliances and relationships across the board.

3.   It also points to a developing new alliance between environmental activists and religion.

4.   The new alliance will attempt to win the moral high ground from anti-abortion and antivivisection groups, he says.

5.   The new alliance will be looking for consensus among its members when developing its global policies.

6.   Judith for her part sought security for Charles and herself in new alliances.

7.   With Egypt, Iraq is at the centre of a new Arab alliance, the Arab Co-operation Council, in which Jordan and North Yemen are junior partners.

8.   Already, e-commerce companies are consolidating and forging new alliances, recognizing that only the biggest firms will survive in cyberspace.

9.   Analysts say the legislation might encourage new alliances between companies.