1.   Thus political links were largely confined to the Comintern network which, not withstanding this fact, was initially extremely weak.

2.   It was clearly related to the Lombard style of Northern Italy owing to the political links between the two countries under the Holy Roman Empire.

3.   But there is an academic side to the political links.

4.   Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres visited the Persian Gulf state today to promote trade and seek closer political links.

5.   Japan has long retained close business and political links with its former colony.

6.   Moves to build closer political links to buttress economic and monetary union will foster confidence, analysts said.

7.   She said that with the Cold War over, Western democracies no longer felt the need to consolidate their political links by encouraging freer trade.

8.   The reports raised concern among investors that the government was bailing out business with political links, traders said.

9.   There is even misguided talk of reuniting the two countries, restoring the political link that existed under the Soviet Union.

10.   Political links are on the mend as well.