31.   And the close ties between the senator and those who have worked for him are mutually beneficial.

32.   And the United States must seek to develop close ties with a man it had largely dismissed as an irritating obstacle to peace.

33.   And while many House freshmen may be suspicious of him, he has forged close ties with a number of important moderates.

34.   And the mayor has close ties to Ray Harding, chairman of the Liberal Party.

35.   Another potential conflict involves Manolo Romero, a Spanish broadcasting executive with close ties to the IOC.

36.   As investors fled the Mexican market, that also caused the U.S. dollar to tumble because of the close economic ties between the two countries.

37.   As part of that resistance, the Serbian Republic has maintained close ties to Yugoslavia, sharing things like a telephone system, currency and political parties.

38.   Ashcroft did not have close Bush ties, but he had some.

39.   As with any trade school, the toy program has very close ties to the industry.

40.   Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Yarbrough argued against granting Reyes bail because his close ties to Mexico made him a flight risk.