Others have close ties to the government.

As you said, our close ties won't end just because of this.

Two of the prominent leaders of these tribes are both Shia, with the difference being that one has close ties to Iran while the other has close ties to Saudi Arabia.

Some have pointed to these close ties to the MAS party as somewhat worrisome.

Back then, the Communist Party was still powerful, and maintained close ties with the Soviet Union.

Close ties with the Department's broadcast partners are crucial to maintaining continued airing of its material.

Noting with concern the close ties which exist between international terrorism, transnational organized crime and corruption,

Moreover, we welcome the fact that the ICC and the Security Council are developing increasingly close ties.

Such complaints were previously transferred to the police, whose officers often had close professional ties with GSS investigators.

They questioned the neutrality of an institution whose head was known to have close political ties with the President.

Currently, under the moratorium, only people with close Bermudian ties will be able to get discretionary grants of status.

Only this year, the city administration has started to close down some brothels because of their ties to criminal organizations.

But what separates us from Saakashvili is that we understand that history, geography, and economics dictate close ties to Russia.

In considering the environmental implications of industrialization, especially close ties are maintained with UNEP apos s Industry and Environmental Office.

He makes an additional indictment of our strong ties when he says that these people who are so close to us, these strong ties in our lives, actually have a homogenizing effect on us.

Mutual accusations reached a level unworthy of the common history and the close personal, cultural and economic ties between both countries.

But it reflects a widespread sentiment among many Poles, including those who are staunch supporters of close ties to the US.

But, given Armenia s alliance with Russia and Azerbaijan s close ties with Turkey, an eruption over Karabakh could very well escalate regionally.

At present, complaints of that type were transferred to the police, whose officers often had close professional ties with GSS investigators.

His country and mine maintain friendly diplomatic relations and close links strengthened by the historic ties between Africa and Latin America.

Calderón, reversing his predecessor s policy of speaking out against the lack of human rights in Cuba, has restored Mexico s traditional close ties.

Current conventional wisdom places the blame squarely on the close ties that developed between policymakers and the financial industry in recent decades.

He continues to have close ties to Cornell University, where he is Adjunct Professor of Physics and of Mechanicaland Aerospace Engineering (since 2005).

Nor can we defend any other approach when we consider the geographical proximity and close historical ties that unite Portugal and North Africa.

In a 1976 referendum Guamanians decided to maintain close ties with the United States, but also to begin negotiations to improve the Territory's status.

Mr. Malielegaoi informed the Mission that Samoa maintained very close ties with Tokelau and that it would continue with its assistance to the Territory.

It needs not just closer economic ties, but also closer political ties.

Many of the victims have been members of popular organizations or relatives of such members, or have close ties with a political organization or union.

Close ties with Portugal will also be maintained, given the high moral standing it has shown through its abiding commitment to East Timorese self determination.

The geographic location of Benin, its membership in ECOWAS, its close business ties with Nigeria, and its natural resources highlighted the investment potential of the country.

These, who are mostly of urban origin, are becoming integrated without difficulty into Beninese society with which they have very close socio cultural and family ties.

Top hats, bow ties

However, when faced by a regional community of nations with similar experiences, histories and goals and with close ties to one another, these problems become more manageable.

The indigenous Chamorus have very close ties to their birthright, the land of their forefathers, and they are not going to give up until justice is served.

He simply wore no ties

Sells ties as a front.

Because our ties were loose,

2 The repression of the socialist students is happening in a country that has close ties with socialist leaders in Latin America including Hugo Chavez and Daniel Ortega.

Hamas killed Sasson Nuriel, an employee at a candy factory in the West Bank, who had close ties with Palestinian merchants, simply because he is Israeli and Jewish.

Malaysia will continue to encourage its private sector to promote and further enhance its close economic ties with its counterparts in the African countries for our mutual benefit.

Frequent border disputes have contributed to strained relations, even among members of the same economic grouping and or countries with a tradition of close economic and cultural ties.

These in turn have allowed open and profound discussions of political questions of common interest to countries united by close historical and cultural ties and by shared sensitivities.

Some create strong ties, while others produce weak ties. Think of the difference between friendships and acquaintances.

Successful cooperation between the two continents, which have many similar conditions and which have always maintained close traditional ties, will certainly contribute greatly to their peace, stability and development.

I take this opportunity to assure him of the support and cooperation of the delegation of Kuwait in recognition of the close ties that exist between our two countries.