These ties have continued up to the present.

Dan severed ties with his daughter, Linda.

Layla broke ties with her parents' religion.

Germany has long standing ties with Afghanistan.

6. Promote China s traditional civilization with strengthened spiritual ties.

Vietnam, too, has strengthened its ties with the US.

Their ties with the region are those of the diaspora.

However, this judge had personal ties with lawyers of the firm.

And better relations with Egypt presuppose closer ties with Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.

As the US seeks stronger defense ties with China and countries throughout the region, we expect and welcome other countries efforts to build ties with China and the US alike.

France is preparing for its presidential elections this May, and as that battle for the presidency heats up, so, too, does the contest to forge new ties with Africa.

It is notable that Finland avoided formal ties with Nazi Germany up until the ambiguous Ryti Ribbentrop Agreement, which was signed after the fall of Viipuri in June 1944.

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.

Now he is seeking closer ties with regions and powers beyond the Americas.

The contract was given to company with direct ties to the ruling party.

After independence, to facilitate economic growth and to increase its ties to Europe, the Moroccan government decided to strengthen its ties with France, resulting in the promotion of French.

Naturalization was acquired in accordance with criteria laid down by law, such as ties with the country.

The majority of French people, however, appear to favor improving ties with the US.

The history of amateur chemistry ties in well with that of chemistry in general.

I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love and I was to them like those who lift up the yoke on their necks and I bent down to him and I fed him.

In the United States, du Pont developed strong ties with industry and government, in particular with Thomas Jefferson.

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

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

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

On the multilateral front, New Caledonia has strengthened its ties with the European Union (EU).

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

In terms of international relations, however, the disaster could improve Japan s bilateral ties with influential countries.

They do not respect their promises nor their family ties with the believers . They are transgressors .

They do not respect their promises nor their family ties with the believers . They are transgressors .

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

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.

Rudd, by contrast, raised the idea of an Asia Pacific Community with strong ties to the US.

Some countries cut ties decisively with the communist past others were less successful, a few failed catastrophically.

Indeed, China s ties with Myanmar s military dictators look set to turn into a de facto military alliance.

But the core of Japan s defense strategy remains strong ties with the US, not military self sufficiency.

Back in Tunisia, the President's decision to break all ties with the Syrian regime, has divided netizens.

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

Brazil announced, in the 1942 Rio conference, that had cut all diplomatic ties with Nazi Germany, thereby siding with Allied Powers.

Furthermore, trade tensions could weaken political ties.

This context and framework disciplined transatlantic ties.

Others have close ties to the government.

In Chad, we are duty bound to work with our brothers in the Sudan, with whom we have historical and geographic ties.