ally

Preposition: of

• proletariat: Had Chiang Kai-shek been a reliable ally of the proletariat in the Chinese Revolution?
• Roman: Henceforth Hiero continued to be the most important, the steadiest, and the most esteemed ally of the Romans in the island.

Object

• profession: Our fully illustrated reports share our best practice with others in our own and allied professions.
• troop: The only persuasive power to which he responds is 250,000 allied troops on his doorstep.
• professional: We need more doctors, nurses and allied health professionals and we need them from all walks of life.
• serviceman: During that terrifying period in the battle for Malaya, many allied servicemen overwhelmed by the Japs were put to the bayonet.
• discipline: It also vindicates the theoretical work undertaken in archeology and allied disciplines over the last ten to fifteen years.
• bombing: It found that 17 had been damaged in allied bombing, with 11 deemed a total loss.

Converse of object

• enlist: Over the past decade, the United States has enlisted allies in blocking both Libya and Sudan from gaining seats on the council.
• suppose: During these years I was frequently embarrassed by the appalling rudeness of my supposed allies among the monetarists.
• cultivate: Thus the SWP was quite happy to cultivate gullible allies in relation to building the Socialist Alliance.

Adjective modifier

• staunch: All states except Russia are staunch allies of the US.
• erstwhile: In 1881 he sold his interest in the papers and began to make a living betraying and blackmailing his erstwhile politcal allies.
• loyal: His only interest seems to be working and inventing gadgets for MI6, he is a very loyal ally to Her Majesty The Queen.
• diplomatic: The campaign is spearheaded by proposals presented by Taiwan's diplomatic allies to the UN General Assembly.
• close: During times of war, Britain was Poland's closest ally.
• Arab: The trip is being perceived here primarily as an attempt to persuade reluctant Arab allies to support a US-led drive to unseat Saddam Hussein.

Noun used with modifier

• usu-: The corresponding pointer argument must usu- ally be of a restricted type.
• wartime: Tho staunch wartime allies, nationalistic fervor was apparent in both camps, particularly the Americans ' .
• coalition: Netanyahu claimed these concessions did not undermine his budget, but he spent every penny in the reserves to pay off his coalition allies.