This unlikely coalition was born mainly because a fifth of the nation's known supplies of natural gas are in Texas.

This time, an unlikely coalition staggered in on Chambers's side of the hearing room.

The result has been an unlikely coalition between labor and industry on smog.

This is a controversial project that has created a powerful, and unlikely, coalition working towards its defeat.

He'll have to compensate by building unlikely coalitions of the willing, including some Democrats.

Once he was out of power the unlikely coalition of former enemies fell apart.

But an unlikely coalition of opponents has rallied against the proposal.

This unlikely coalition fell apart when Smith refused to work on finding a compromise candidate and instead maneuvered to make himself the nominee.

But with unemployment hitting 12% in 2006, Merkel and her unlikely coalition have their work cut out for them.

The withdrawal set the stage for the unlikely coalitions of former civil war enemies.