Sentences with phrase «unlikely alliances with»

Play as Gandalf, Gollum, Legolas, Sauron and more, forming memorable and unlikely alliances with and against friends.

It formed unlikely alliances with food drives to address the limitations of only accepting non-perishable food items.

Cargill formed unlikely alliances with Greenpeace, consumers and its competitors to impose a voluntary ban on buying soybeans from newly deforested land.

Myer chief executive Richard Umbers has forged an unlikely alliance with global icon Katy Perry.

[vii] In the run - up to this election, Njenga has formed the political party Mkenya Solidarity and brokered an unlikely alliance with Odinga and CORD.

It was also a chance for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to strike an unlikely alliance with Ryan as top congressional leaders.

Letwin has now struck up an unlikely alliance with Andy Coulson.

Joined in an unlikely alliance with an ACLU attorney and former local narcotics officer, Dee risks everything in a battle that forever changes her life and the Texas justice system.

To survive, they must form an unlikely alliance with Yondu (Michael Rooker).

As a reporter attempts to discover his true motivation, Guy finds himself forging an unlikely alliance with a competitor: awkward 10 - year - old Chaitanya (Rohan Chand), who is completely unfazed by Guy's take - no - prisoners approach to life.

With David and Oliver missing and Farouk on the loose, the team forms an unlikely alliance with their former enemy Clark (Hamish Linklater) and his well - funded government organization, Division III.

This fictional account follows assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge) forming an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran (Bacon) to take on a family of armored car robbers from Charlestown in a case that grows to involve the entire criminal justice system of Boston.

The Sony Pictures film has a script from Oren Uziel which follows a group of teens who form an unlikely alliance with vampires and zombies when an alien invasion threatens our planet.

Driving that change is assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge), who comes from Brooklyn and forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr (Bacon).

Assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet revered FBI veteran Jackie Rohr during this time.

Ratatouille (June 29, Pixar) Starring: Patton Oswalt, Brian Dennehy, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, Peter O'Toole, John Ratzenberger Director: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava Rating: NR The Pitch: It's the story of a rat named Remy, and how his dreams of becoming a chef lead him to forge an unlikely alliance with a dishwasher in a five - star restaurant.

Determined to regain his freedom, he forms an unlikely alliance with a convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Henri's escape.

The thirty - something - year - old nurse's assistant forms an unlikely alliance with her eccentric neighbor Tony (Elijah Wood), a devout Christian who's really into heavy metal, throwing stars and nunchakus.

As a reporter (Kathryn Hahn of We're the Millers) attempts to discover his true motivation, Guy finds himself forging an unlikely alliance with a competitor: awkward 10 - year - old Chaitanya (Rohan Chand of Homeland), who is completely unfazed by Guy's take - no - prisoners approach to life.

Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence play two flawed individuals — each with psychological issues of their own — who form an unlikely alliance with one another.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers has created an unlikely alliance with Gov. Scott Walker to form a task force aimed at developing a statewide school accountability system.

The pushback from the right has been fueled by an unlikely alliance with critics on the left, who are upset by new standardized tests and the high stakes associated with them, including teacher performance reviews.

Bertone's Bet: Arnolt MG TD — Jeroen Booij tells the story of how the ailing Turin coachbuilder was saved by an unlikely alliance with an extrovert American businessman / Brighton Run 2014 — David Burgess-Wise reports from another wet London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, focussing on the many «new» entries that appeared this year / Amilcar's jewel: the C0 and C6, part one — Simon Moore begins his treatise on the famous six - cylinder racers of the»20s, looking this time at their competition record / Killed by the War: the Marshall Arter — Michael Worthington - Williams delves into his archives to research the Marshall Arter cyclecar and its spring - drive arrangement / Back on the Road — Michael Ware visits a 1930 Austin Seven Swallow saloon, the subject of a long restoration undertaken by two separate custodians

As the dark conspiracy at the heart of the voyage unfurls, Pazel Pathkendle, a lowly tarboy with an uncanny gift, will find himself in an unlikely alliance with Thasha and her protectors: Hercól, a valet who is more than he appears; Dri, the queen of a race of tiny stowaways who have their own plans for the great ship; and Ramachni, a powerful sorcerer from another world.

According to HarperCollins, the saga will feature «a boy who forms an unlikely alliance with an enemy -LSB-...] they help each other attain what they most desire: for one, redemption, and the other, revenge.»

Not exact matches

Yes, this sounds like the start of a bad joke, but for regular Westminster Watchers, familiar with the Reform Section 5 Campaign, this unlikely alliance has just secured a major victory for free speech.

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In an unlikely alliance, Alcantara, who has told reporters that she voted for Bernie Sanders in April's presidential primary, had the support the Independent Democratic Conference, which is aligned with the Republican caucus.

The alliance of the insurance and banking industries with the greens may seem unlikely.

It's a tricky balance to strike, and it's fraught with potential for some unlikely alliances.

As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long - held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that the Queen's inner circle attempts to destroy.

As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long - held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt to destroy.

It's also Holly's burgeoning friendship with Jackson that opens up the possibilities for the alliance that brings together the unlikely pair.

Sly is Jimmy Bobo (that no one giggles about his name proves the lack of tongue - incheekness), a New Orleans hitman with bullet - in - head sense of justice who forms an unlikely buddy alliance with a by - the - book Korean - American detective (Sung Kang) to avenge their partners» killers.

In other words, if you think it strange that the latest Infiniti is a rebadged clone of the Mercedes - Benz A-Class (which it isn't, quite), then prepare for more of the same thing from other seemingly unlikely alliances (BMW and Toyota for example with upcoming new models such as the BMW Z5 / Toyota Supra).

It may be an unlikely sounding marriage but it would seem that the days of Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) being invited to cooperate with (but not join) the big global airline alliances are drawing ever nearer.

There have already been some questions raised about airberlin's participation in the oneworld alliance thanks to its involvement in another pseudo-alliance — the Etihad Airways Partners network (a.k.a a group of largely failing airlines in which Etihad has an ownership stake)-- and this latest issue with American in unlikely to make things any better.

In opposition to Texas - based Kinder Morgan, business and Indigenous leaders have united with property owners and indebted students, renegade Liberals, Green Party, and New Democrat supporters in an unlikely alliance that promises to upend B.C. politics, just as the B.C. Liberal government of Christy Clark prepare for a spring election.