Sentences with phrase «erstwhile ally»
The phrase "erstwhile ally" refers to a past or former friend or supporter who is no longer on the same side or working together. Full definition
Yet given that his sole and erstwhile ally on the issue - Australian Prime Minister John Howard - was unceremoniously dumped yesterday, he will likely start feeling some major heat as the U.N.'s meeting on climate change in Bali approaches.
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To complicate matters for India, its erstwhile ally Russia, which has become a close friend of China, is showing interest in establishing closer ties with Pakistan.
By mid-eighteenth century, two religious titans of the Anglo - Saxon world, erstwhile allies, were at loggerheads over the question of just how many people were destined for an eternity in hell.
The tension between the Republicans and Conservatives is not limited to the governor's race, and there's now a distinct possibility that the erstwhile allies could end up running different candidates in three statewide contests.
An erstwhile ally is getting back into the ring to fight for transit riders.
To get the message across, they're mobilizing supporters and preparing an online ad blitz targeting their erstwhile allies:
As confirmed by The Examiner, a local Hudson Valley publication, Republican Assemblyman Steve Katz plans to launch a primary challenge against Sen. Greg Ball, his erstwhile ally.
And because his erstwhile allies on the left believe that they have a right to expect more.»
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, an erstwhile ally of the governor who broke with him over local government policy, has said she is considering a campaign for the Democratic nomination.
An alleged close encounter between a vehicle and a union official at Saturday's PEF Family Day has become the latest flashpoint in the ongoing conflict between the union's President Wayne Spence and his erstwhile ally, PEF Vice President Nikki Brate.
But as time runs out for her quest, is Kobato unwittingly endangering her wish, her life, and the lives of Ioryogi and his erstwhile allies (read: cronies) by choosing to follow her heart?»
Watching the trailer and reading other promotional materials released by the studio only brings more questions, especially about the reliability of the game's erstwhile allies and perhaps the player character himself.
Rather than an existential threat to the world of annihilation or despotic tyranny, we will simply save a kingdom from an erstwhile ally.