He cultivated allies among his other brothers and with King Faisal's sons.

Still, The Republic reported that behind the scenes, the governor was "assiduously cultivating allies."

She also failed to cultivate potential allies among elected officials and other community leaders.

He plainly doesn't cultivate allies; he doesn't delegate enough; he doesn't laugh enough.

Male chimpanzees typically attain dominance through cultivating allies who will provide support for that individual in case of future ambitions for power.

To that purpose he cultivated various possible allies, in vain until Álvaro Obregón revolted in 1920.

I must cultivate allies and fortify a power base.

He cultivates and drops allies with political acumen, using influence, money and pressure.

He then had a decade to cultivate allies before his formal accession in 2002.

Disgruntled supporters say he is short on people skills, slow to cultivate important allies and slower still to respond to requests and calls from constituents.