1.   The Elves were content to have powerful allies in the Old World.

2.   The pro-Stuart exiles were greatly strengthened early in the new reign by the arrival of two formerly powerful new allies.

3.   Indeed, HDTV may prove to be a powerful ally for multimedia.

4.   But when he works his way round to the Home Office budget, campaigners against the Fazakerley jail could find themselves with a powerful new ally.

5.   Along the way, he benefited from the help of powerful allies and the connections of his influential family.

6.   And Falwell is a powerful ally.

7.   And it has powerful allies in the tourist and restaurant industries, which profit handsomely from their wine-sipping customers.

8.   And they have some powerful allies in lawmakers like Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, D-S.C., who heads the Commerce Committee.

9.   As federal banking regulators closed in, Keating deployed powerful allies against them.

10.   As the environmental protection rules were being written, industry representatives had help from powerful allies.