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‘Persons may form an alliance.’

[⟨det (plur person.n)⟩ form.v ⟨det alliance.n⟩]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

On reaching the Hundred, they form an alliance with Reeve Joss, and determine to stand against the devouring horde.
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In the British National Corpus:

President of the left-of-centre Liberal Party (LP) and the chosen candidate of the LP and the left-wing LDP-Laban (Philippine Democratic Party Fight) which, on Jan. 3, announced that they had formed an alliance known as The People’s Coalition.
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In Wikipedia:

The Bhil (Tribal) Meena are a tribal group of Rajasthan, said to be descended from those Meenas and Rajputs who, in the wars between their own tribes or with Muslims, were compelled to quit their native home and seek refuge in the vastness of Rajputana, where they formed alliances with the aboriginal families and established tribe.
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In Wikipedia:

Both D66 and the VVD are member of the ELDR and their members in the European Parliament joined the ALDE group; they have campaigned with the same ELDR program in European Parliament elections; they have formed electoral alliances.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

We have already formed 1 alliance with another guild with 30 + members.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“They’re back: a gaggle of former Big Brother contestants return for Big Brother 7: All – Stars as they again form alliances and set schemes in motion that might net them $ 500,000 (CBS, CH at 8).”
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In Wikipedia:

However, Harry learns the truth about his father’s death from his butler Bernard, and arrives in time to rescue Peter, and they form an alliance against the two villains.
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In the British National Corpus:

Right up until the coup in nineteen twenty seven they had been following a policy dictated by Moscow, dictated by Stalin which told them form alliances with the Kuomintang, work with the Kuomintang, first of all trust Chiang Kai-shek, then when Chiang Kai-shek turned on them they were told to trust the left Kuomintang leaders who were based in Wo Han in the middle Yangtze valleys, and then they turned on them a policy, in other words, that had proved absolutely disastrous.
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In Wikipedia:

This led to the two of them finally figuring out what Chilltown was doing and they formed a final two alliance.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Together, they form an uneasy alliance to hunt and destroy a demon of tremendous power.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

We are always forming alliances with organizations which allow us to provide optimum diverse job seeker reach and better OFCCP compliance.”
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The Chinese have a huge advantage over the US: they can form alliances with anyone since the dragon is a member of the mythological pagan universe.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Then there’s guilds that level with players, they can form alliances with other guilds, they can set taxes, members can donate a tithe, they can have a standard bearer and capture castles from the enemy.
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In Wikipedia:

After Kristen and her friends enter the dream world, they form an alliance called the Dream Warriors, as they attempt to put an end to Freddy’s killings.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In Europe they must form alliances and take the battle into hell itself.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Dan tells Memphis of the plan and they form a secret alliance and? agree to take each other to the end.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

It is most interesting the rulers know already we must form alliances or understand those who will replace us and we hope to nuzzle up to them and have them understand the earth is a treasure chest to be divided between the haves and havenots.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I mean, the Russians are now building? not only have they formed an alliance with Syria but Russia’s been selling billions of dollars worth of missiles and jet planes, fighter jets to Syria.
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In Wikipedia:

Although they may form temporary alliances, such agreements are very short – lived.
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Queried on 2013-06-18.