11.   Lufkin is deep in the Piney Woods of East Texas, which has closer cultural ties to the Deep South than to the cowboy culture popularly associated with Texas.

12.   More important, programs that started as cultural ties have become profit-centered enterprises.

13.   Normal today is the relentless dismantling of the civility and cultural ties that formerly bound Americans together.

14.   Others included quality of life for military personnel, good schools for their children, good airline connections and strong cultural ties to Latin America.

15.   Prieto said cultural ties, more than others, would help break down stereotypes on both sides.

16.   She also interpreted for COFCO President Zhou Mingchen, who called for closer Sino-U.S. business and cultural ties.

17.   Some analysts say that the popularity of Spanish reflects a loosening of cultural ties between the United States and Europe and the development of a more American identity.

18.   Strong cultural ties are a big factor, too.

19.   The gas sale agreement has also confronted widespread disapproval in Egypt, where there is intense popular opposition to trade and cultural ties with Israel.

20.   There was a time that the cultural ties between the two cities were strong.