1.   Clinton and Brown overcame early political tensions to forge their strong alliance.

2.   He forged a strong alliance between his state and the church.

3.   But there are strong alliances built from three.

4.   Finally, some of the European skepticism about American views of the Middle East arises from the very strong alliance between the United States and Israel.

5.   For lesser-tier challenges, the United States needs the effective collaboration that stems from strong alliances, regional mechanisms and U.N. forces.

6.   KLM has a strong alliance with Northwest Airlines in which the two carriers have merged their trans-Atlantic operations.

7.   Law also has forged strong alliances and good relationships with Jewish and black religious leaders to address social and economic problems.

8.   On the other hand, fragile majorities sometimes make for strong alliances.

9.   One way to do this is to build strong alliances with colleagues.