Others have close ties to the government.

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

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.

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

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.

These ties have continued up to the present.

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.

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.

They're important because they have access to resources that your strong ties don't have.

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.

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.

Indeed, the Obama administration s Russia policy is being nurtured with advice from people who have no official position in the administration but close business ties to Russia and the Kremlin Henry Kissinger, James A. Baker, Thomas Graham, and Dimitri Simes.

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.

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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.

They have not severed ties, however, due to a long history of trade with Iran.

To make your farming dreams come true, you're going to have to press beyond your strong ties, people like your family and closest friends, and try tapping into your weaker ties.

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.

Since that day, they have become very close.

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.

The proportion of actual ties that exist in a team to all potential ties that could have emerged in a team is called network density and can be used as a measure of shared leadership.

The Japanese and Chinese militaries, however, do not have sufficient ties to create confidence that caution will prevail.

In former PUSIC held territory, in particular Tchomia and Kasenyi, some Customs officers have maintained ties with PUSIC.

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.

(iii) refugees who have established close family, social, cultural and

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.

While Syria s Lebanese allies have called for improved ties between the two countries, the Hariri murder makes this doubtful.

It is also true that Latin American countries have pursued a massive expansion of economic ties beyond America s sway.

Turkish democracy and secular values have been greatly enhanced by the country s dialogue with Europe and its American ties.

Dan severed ties with his daughter, Linda.

Layla broke ties with her parents' religion.