1.   A third candle was ambivalence, and usually takes the form of two women who are close allies and rivals.

2.   Cleveland was a close ally of Dorsheimer and an admirer of Olmsted.

3.   Robert Walker, R-Pa., a close Gingrich ally.

4.   The result is that poverty and retirement are usually close allies.

5.   The two countries are close allies.

6.   When they failed, Aristide chose a close ally, Rene Preval, as his successor.

7.   The United States is a close ally of South Korea.

8.   He is a close ally of the Prime Minister.