31.   However, the reluctance of the key Gulf ally to support military action could affect the scale and duration of an air campaign.

32.   In December, he resigned as prime minister when a key ally backed out of the coalition.

33.   In the war on terror, as in the Middle East peace process, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has long been a key U.S. ally.

34.   Ironically, Wahhabism also is the official state religion of Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally in the war on terrorism.

35.   Israel is such a key American ally because of its strategic importance to US security interests.

36.   Later, Bush will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a key ally who already has offered assistance for the U.S. effort against Afghanistan.

37.   Nope, Valentin had a key ally in Williams.

38.   Necessary measures include clandestine collection of open sources, such as foreign newspapers and the Internet, as well as a full exchange of information with key allies.

39.   Now Pakistan is a key ally the U.S. desperately wants to keep stable even as it pounds neighboring Afghanistan, outraging radical Muslims within Pakistan.

40.   Now that the Taliban have been routed from much of Afghanistan, key European allies are prepared to send in significant forces to help stabilize Afghanistan.