The teacher's union has found an unlikely 'ally' in the company. [=the company supports the position that the union has taken and this was not expected]
He'll even admit that he's hoping to 'ally' himself 'to' a wealthy family by marriage.
countries 'allying' themselves 'with' the EU
(..) He was a useless, old coward, but the Freys supported us. Now they're all dead. Whoever killed them is no friend of ours. We need allies. Stronger, better allies. We can't win this war alone. You think I listened to Father for years and learned nothing? The Greyjoys? (..)2017 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Dragonstone Season: 7 Episode 1
(..) But they're ashes now and we're still flesh and blood. We're the last Lannisters, the last ones who count. Even Lannisters can't survive without allies. Where are our allies now? You saw what happened to Walder Frey and his family. I heard. - How could we ever trust a man like that? (..)2017 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Dragonstone Season: 7 Episode 1