1.   A similar analysis comes from Harvey, although the class alliances are here seen as being at national or regional levels.

2.   Analysts see this alliance as the latest development in a financial services industry seeking increase market share in the face of intensifying competition.

3.   Anyone who cares about the future of NATO does not want to see the alliance managing the daily relations between Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo.

4.   Both companies see the alliance as a way to further extend their reach in online entertainment.

5.   Greehey expects to see more alliances among the largest oil companies that search for oil, refine it and sell it as gasoline, heating oil and other products.

6.   Intel sees its alliance with Babson as a win-win, said Alan Fisher, manager of corporate extended education for the company.

7.   Other Macintosh users, however, see the alliance as somewhat positive.

8.   The Southeast Asians see their alliance with India as a critical part of a strategy to limit Chinese hegemony in the region.

9.   The urge to merge will also come from companies who see alliances as a way to cut costs, expand networks and build market share.