India's militant Hindus may have found an unlikely ally in their campaign against Christians: Pope John Paul II.

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As Ly was slowly growing her program, one child at a time, she met an unlikely ally from Texas.

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In a narrower business sense, Samsung has an unlikely ally: Apple, which may need a prosperous Samsung for its own purposes.

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But an unlikely ally has come along to help Taiwan, an increasingly impatient net importer of energy, in its normally dry search for natural gas.

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Ryan soon had an unlikely ally, in Obama himself.

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The recognition that China is unlikely to be an ally of the U.S. should not be used to justify a policy that brands it an adversary.

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But it is unlikely that Jordan, an ally of the United States, will sever its ties with Israel.

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Ukrainian ex-foreign minister and Tymoshenko ally Borys Tarasyuk considers it unlikely that a boycott will go ahead, as the EU does not have an official, consolidated position on the issue.

BBC: Ukraine fights Euro 2012 boycott

Britain is unlikely to be fighting major wars without its longstanding ally, so having jets that talk to each other is useful.

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