The attitude of my new friends toward me was first one of polite reserve, and then that of friendly alliance.

The Captain's Wife must be from off-ship, either as gift or conquest or to cement a friendly alliance.

A friendly alliance with a relatively weak Sweden was the cardinal point of Bernstorff's policy.

"Not if he is with me, one of the Otori coming to make a friendly alliance," the lord said.

France and Greece, due to the strong cultural and historical relations, have had a friendly and strategic alliance for decades and today enjoy perfect diplomatic relations.

Theirs was more a friendly alliance, a great fortune--Driskill's--absorbing a somewhat smaller one.

They formed friendly alliances with neighbouring chiefdoms so as to ensure their security against attacks from other ethnic groups.

Under the agreement, Fuji TV will take a 15 percent stake in Livedoor to seal what the companies say is now a friendly alliance.

Janeway says her goodbyes to her friendly alliance, remarking to Chakotay that it was almost like being part of a Federation again.

The group's 1990 debut album, which sold five million copies, suggested a friendly alliance between two West Coast pop dynasties.