101.   Credit Suisse already had close links with Winterthur and had been looking for a new partner ever since Union Bank of Switzerland rejected its advances.

102.   Credit Suisse already had close links with Winterthur.

103.   Critics charge the close links between Freeport and Suharto explain why the expansion went through without a hitch.

104.   Critics have called him a U.S. puppet because of his close links to American officials.

105.   Despite this close links to the old government, Habibie said he had no problems bringing in reforms.

106.   Despite close economic links, overall relations between Seoul and Tokyo have been feeble at best.

107.   Despite his close links to the old government, Habibie insisted his administration was a departure from the past.

108.   Dr Mahathir had forged close personal links with President Chirac of France.

109.   Early gainers included companies with close links to the domestic economy, which are seen as most likely to benefit from increased consumer spending.

110.   France hopes to transform close historical links into stronger business ties with its former colony Vietnam, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Wednesday.