31.   It is difficult to escape the impression that Vimpelcom has profited greatly from its close association with Russian officialdom.

32.   It was the start of a close association with Franco, which led to increasingly important posts for de Areilza.

33.   Lee said his close association with the industry had no bearing on his test results.

34.   Occasionally he buys the papers of a lesser artist if there is a close association with a major figure.

35.   Once he was a composer, with close associations to the stage.

36.   President Reagan and J. Peter Grace, then chairman of the W.R. Grace Co., a leader in the asbestos industry, had a close association.

37.   Pryor said he was worried that questions might be raised because of his former close association with Morales.

38.   That background, and his close association with his political patron, Lebed, have bolstered the idea that he could revamp the military.

39.   That means close association with celebrities.

40.   The anti-Norton forces who are massing in Washington also warn about her close association with James Watt, the first Interior secretary under President Reagan.