1.   Even long dresses have thin ties over bare backs.

2.   In past travels, the crown prince is said to have established close ties over the years with his contemporaries from other royal families in the Persian Gulf.

3.   This is where the reverence for blood ties over love ties leads.

4.   Turkey has had especially close ties over the years with the Uzbek faction of the Northern Alliance.

5.   Photographers strained for shots as Di Pietro took off his court robes and put on a tie over his sweat-stained shirt.

6.   Photographers strained for shots as the former police officer took off his black court robes and put on a tie over his sweat-stained shirt.

7.   And their tone echoed the formula Beijing has pushed for improving ties over the past nine months.

8.   Ballesteros could take sole possession of the points lead with a victory and a tie over the final two days.

9.   China has detained at least five scholars and businessmen with U.S. ties over the past month.

10.   He wears his Western suit jacket and tie over a traditional sulu skirt.