101.   Berlusconi, abandoned by a key ally and facing possible indictment by anti-graft prosecutors, is up against three no-confidence motions.

102.   Both Yemen and Saudi Arabia are key U.S. allies in the war against terrorism.

103.   Bossi and Fini are both key allies of Premier Silvio Berlusconi, whose conservative coalition ran on a platform that included promises to crack down on illegal immigration.

104.   Both Mubarak and Abdullah are key U.S. allies.

105.   Britain has led the way in Europe militarily, which is one reason it could quickly become a key ally with U.S. forces when the fighting in Afghanistan began.

106.   Britain, a key U.S. ally, said last week that it wants the United States to return British suspects to stand trial at home.

107.   Both Estrada and Arroyo rejected a power-sharing proposal floated Thursday by a key Estrada ally.

108.   Britain and Germany, key U.S. allies in NATO, both said there could be no backing down now.

109.   Bush was meeting late Saturday with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, a key ally who has given the United States staging areas for the war against Afghanistan.

110.   But inter-Korean exchanges stalled most of last year amid tension between North Korea and the United States, a key ally of South Korea.