21.   An ethnic Uzbek, he has close ties to Uzbekistan and Turkey.

22.   And he had close ties with British scientists, putting him in a position to get British and American scientists working together on radar and nuclear physics.

23.   And close ties to scandal-ridden Centennial Technologies Inc. of Billerica continue to haunt Websecure.

24.   And clearly it will be helpful to both Moseley and Tech to maintain close ties for the benefit of companies in the Tech incubator programs.

25.   And even such close ties to the homeland as children provide no guarantee that a visitor will return home.

26.   And as an ordained Baptist minister, Towns has close ties to many prominent and politically active clergymen in the district.

27.   And his father has cultivated close ties with senior Chinese leaders in Beijing.

28.   And remember how easily an image built on close family ties and organizational success can be shattered almost overnight.

29.   And the movement enjoys a measure of political influence because of its close ties to the party.

30.   And Saudi Arabia has close ties to a military group headed by Abdul Rabrasool Sayyaf, whose forces control strategic terrain northwest of Kabul.