The marketing campaign has yielded some unexpected alliances.

Indian leaders here say that their unexpected alliance with the military, though temporarily unsuccessful, has gained them new respect as a political force.

As a result, patent problems occasionally generate unexpected alliances between disparate groups at opposite ends of the ideological spectrum.

It was the unexpected alliance between the machinists and Eastern's pilots that made the strike successful.

This was Himaggery's spy, gone to him in that instant to warn him of the unexpected alliance.

They form an unexpected alliance and together join a gang of beggar street boys.

It would lead him into unexpected political alliances.

The juxtaposition coaxes out more coincidences, links, unexpected alliances.

"They will fear you and Gerti with their very lives, and such fear makes for unexpected alliances."

He also relishes the unexpected alliances that are formed and the genuine dialogue that becomes possible.