Sentences with phrase «crucial ally»

When he spoke on the phone to Gordon Brown, the prime minister was sitting in his war room in Downing Street with Peter Mandelson, once a close friend, then an arch enemy and now amazingly transformed into his most crucial ally.

The original cracking of the Enigma code was an early and crucial Allied triumph in WW II.

After John Kelly came in as chief of staff last summer, Porter ended up serving as a crucial ally in Kelly's effort to install a more rigorous process.

We lose a crucial ally in keeping excess carbon out of the atmosphere (and in slowing global warming),

Wellman has proved a crucial ally.

And finally, de Blasio called Muslim - Americans and those living in New York City a «crucial ally» in the fight against terrorism.

The challenge for the Prime Minister now, having lost two of his crucial allies in less than a month, is to keep the faith - and deliver.

In a sense, the toppling of two of Cuomo's frequent and crucial allies is just collateral damage in a more epic fight.

The clash was especially notable given that key Colorado Democrats regarded Brenda Smith, the president of the DCFT, as a crucial ally on Colorado's landmark 2010 teacher quality legislation (Senate Bill 191).

Karl must infiltrate the town, find a prominent Italian scientist and rescue his wife — a crucial Allied informant - before it's too late.

Europe sees the United States as a crucial ally in global climate talks in Copenhagen in December, after President Barack Obama signaled a new urgency in tackling climate change, in stark contrast to his predecessor George W. Bush.

As the sole character with access to the vital Insulatle spell, she is a crucial ally against the Lord of the Underworld and other enemies that rely on breath weapons.