Others have close ties to the government.

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.

But the Philippines, it seems, is also looking to establish military ties with other countries.

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.

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Over the years, Abu Ghazaleh managed to establish close partnerships with global organizations such as the UN and the WTO.

There is also a need to establish close linkages between reliable energy services and income generation activities in rural areas.

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.

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

In addition to the strategic advantages, America s close ties with the oil sheikhdoms which are among the world s leading holders of foreign exchange reserves contribute to propping up the dollar.

The incursion has even been linked to the scandal surrounding Chongqing s disgraced former Communist Party chief, Bo Xilai, who had close ties with high ranking PLA and security services officers.

Moreover, India has attempted to establish strategic ties with countries that China sees as falling within its own sphere of influence (from Mongolia to Vietnam, including direct competition over Myanmar).

Houphouët Boigny s support for France s African policy led him to establish diplomatic ties with South Africa s apartheid regime and make his country a supply transit route for the Biafra secessionists.

The SCO has already established close ties and cooperative relations with the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the United Nations Development Programme and other United Nations agencies.

As Xi rose through the Communist Party ranks, he forged close military ties as a reservist, assuming leadership of a provincial garrison and serving as a key aide to a defense minister.

In this connection, it is vital for both Israel and Palestine to establish and maintain close coordination within the context of the road map.

Iran could also view the transitions in Central Asia as an opportunity to expand its regional influence, particularly given its close ethnic and cultural ties with Tajikistan and its long border with Turkmenistan.

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

These effects are different from support in that they are less a function of the nature of immediate social ties but rather of the ties these immediate ties provide to other people.

Everybody has benefited from these ties.

The State party should pay particular attention to the close cultural ties that bind certain indigenous or tribal peoples to their land and take into consideration the Committee's general recommendation XXIII of 1997 in this regard.

The reports stress this requirement but do not always describe the means to be used to establish close links between these NAPs and the other strategic development policies.

Among the Department's many activities are its efforts to establish close liaison and mutual dialogue between United Nations Designated Officials and host Government security and law enforcement authorities.

The participants recommended that the Special Committee establish closer ties with CARICOM and Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), and encouraged Non Self Governing Territories in the Caribbean region to develop closer contacts with the two organizations.

Dan severed ties with his daughter, Linda.

Layla broke ties with her parents' religion.

Furthermore, trade tensions could weaken political ties.

This context and framework disciplined transatlantic ties.

Germany has long standing ties with Afghanistan.

Even in the habitually Euro skeptical United Kingdom, Prime Minister David Cameron has sought to boost his international credibility by highlighting his close ties with Merkel, rather than by emphasizing the UK s special relationship with the United States.

Rather than buckle to France s will, however, the Romanian president warned France s leaders to stop lecturing his country a sure sign that French influence is on the wane even in countries with which it has had close historical ties.