be allied to
Example Sentences
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“They came to raid the cattle. They seemed to be allied to the government,” she tells me.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2016
That craftmanship must be allied to innate gifts in pattern recognition, says Quentin Luke, a botanist affiliated with the East African Herbarium in Nairobi.
From Nature • Apr. 25, 2012
"Obviously, it has to be allied to great products and a great experience, and Apple has nurtured that."
From Reuters • May 9, 2011
To help make this happen, they'd "create a fake insider persona and generate communications" with Change to Win, a labour group the firm theorised might be allied to Chamber Watch.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2011
The Hebrew for fish is Dg, Dag or De-ag, which some think may have sprung from the Sanscrit De-Dev, and Ag or Ab, and be allied to the solar Ak, and Aqua, water.
From Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, by Anonymous