31.   Since then, drug lords have taken control of many of the communities, using the political ties as insurance against the law.

32.   The cheers with which Indians greeted Pakistani cricketers was proof ordinary people on both sides of the border are as eager for better ties as their leaders.

33.   Warmly greeted by applause at a joint session in the House of Representatives, Clinton hailed U.S.-Australian ties as unshakeable.

34.   While the outside explanation sees family and communal ties as the core of the problem, the localists see these ties as the basis for survival.

35.   Ziglar touches a lot on relationships as is obviously a firm believer in strong family ties as the basis of a happy life.

36.   Iran and Argentina came close to breaking ties as tension mounted over the issue.

37.   Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province and sees greater economic ties as a means to its goal of reunifying the island with China.

38.   But recently Moscow and Warsaw have been trying to improve ties as enlargement of NATO and the European Union changes the face of the continent.

39.   Dressed in black after the death of Deng Xiaoping, she described Sino-US ties as the key to stability in Asia.

40.   Eriksson refused to see the winners of this tie as favourites for the trophy.