| The government, furthermore, favoured cooperation with the labour unions and forged strong alliances with them. |
| The resulting acrimony helped ensure that it would take a while to forge working alliances on the new council. |
| Many powers jockeying for advantage meant shifting alliances and almost constant war. |
| The organisation wants to forge alliances with different groups to raise awareness about animal rights. |
| There has also been a tendency to form national alliances of local and regional organizations. |
| It sometimes disturbed alliances and alignments, base agreements or trade arrangements, and friendly relations generally. |
