Environmentalprotestershave madecommoncausewithlocalpeopletostopthemotorwaybeingbuilt.
In someareas,peasantsmadecommoncausewith thetownspeopleinprotestingagainst thepowerof thechurch.
In anunusualmove, ahuntinggrouphas madecommoncausewithenvironmentalistsagainstdrillingforoil.
We areurgingscientistsandreligiousleadersto makecommoncausetoprotecttheenvironment.
He was not above makingcommoncausewithterroristsif hethoughtit wouldfurtherhisaims.
The two mendisagreeon many things but they makecommoncauseinpromotingthe country'sfinancialsector.