11.   Makoni said, to help the economy, Zimbabwe needed to deepen its ties with the international community.

12.   Russia and three other former Soviet republics Friday signed a wide-ranging agreement pledging to deepen ties among them but stopping short of a formal union.

13.   Russia and three other former Soviet republics Friday signed a wide-ranging agreement pledging to deepen ties among themselves but stopping short of a formal union.

14.   The Bush administration wants to deepen economic ties and strengthen efforts against international terrorism as part of a renewed relationship with India, the new U.S. ambassador said Thursday.

15.   The premiers of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed agreements Saturday to create common customs rules and otherwise deepen economic ties between the three former Soviet republics.

16.   The visit was aimed at manifesting Dutch support for the Mideast peace process as well as deepening economic ties with Israel.

17.   Though modest in scope, the agreements aimed to deepen trade ties following accords signed last August granting each other most favored nation status.

18.   Though modest in scope, the agreements sought to deepen trade ties following accords signed last August that granted each other favored trade status.

19.   Tokyo has been reluctant to deepen ties with Moscow because of the longstanding territorial dispute.

20.   Various foreign companies are trying to deepen ties with Chinese carriers.