41.   Although Netanyahu has strong ties to the religious community, and Barak to secular Jews, neither has emphasized the issue.

42.   Among the complaints are that he fired dozens of lawyers and replaced them with less experienced ones with ties to the Republican and Conservative Parties.

43.   American officials have been unhappy in the past when the authorities blocked their efforts to investigate some Americans here with close ties to the Panamanian government.

44.   Among colleges with ties to Protestant denominations or other religious groups, there is also a renewed desire to retain some distinctive religious character.

45.   Among the clients Mays assisted was Eric Wynn, a twice-convicted felon with ties to organized crime.

46.   American officials say Carrillo established strong ties to one of the most powerful leaders of the Cali cartel, Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela.

47.   Americans remain divided on resuming ties to Vietnam, however.

48.   An ISAF spokesman said the accused plotters arrested this week included Pakistani members of Jamaat-e-Islami, a Pakistan fundamentalist party with ties to Hekmatyar.

49.   Among the players with ties to Lelchitski is Georgia freshman forward Elena Vishniakova, a St. Petersburg native he coached at Heathwood Hall in Columbia.

50.   Ammiano is the most liberal elected leader in San Francisco, with strong ties to the gay community, tenant activists and labor unions.