They act instead as key partners in an inquiry process that may take place outside the walls of academic or corporate science.

She is not only involved in the family business but has also established other group of companies with her key partners.

Several key partners have come on board to show either financial or organizational support for this initiative.

Today, I had a series of very productive meetings with key partners in this effort.

Secretary Baker has been consulting with our key partners in the coalition.

Learning Leaders was, and continues to be, a key partner in this effort.

And we hope to move forward on new agreements with some of our key partners.

The academic community is one of our key partners in how we think about these issues.

These countries, we must remember, are key commercial partners.

It is going to be essential too, as you have indicated, that we draw in and discuss these issues with other key partners.