11.   If the talks succeed, British Airways would join SkyTeam, the alliance recently formed by Delta and Air France.

12.   International art alliances are being formed in Pittsburgh.

13.   Israel would insist on a Palestine barred from forming military alliances with neighboring Arab states, having a large standing army, or sophisticated weaponry.

14.   It will be up to Henderson to draw these agencies together and form alliances with law enforcement and intelligence authorities.

15.   It will also form an alliance with other airlines, giving it a competitive edge in the world airline market, analysts said.

16.   Liaisons are struck, deals are made, drugs are snorted, alliances are formed.

17.   Motorola has encountered unforeseen competition for its Power PC from IBM, which began selling chips after the alliance was formed.

18.   Now alliances are being formed among big companies, minority institutions, community groups, and public schools to increase the number of minority professionals in technical fields.

19.   Not in recent memory has such an alliance been formed in a battle for speaker.

20.   Protesters have formed strategic alliances with organic food promoters, opponents of commercial globalization and a range of environmentalists.