31.   Along similar lines, Sen. Joe Lieberman is having difficulty severing ties to his old job.

32.   Al-Iryani, asked about Mohsen and al-Fadhli, said both men had permanently severed their ties with the Arab Afghan network.

33.   Bubb severed ties with the university while Brame was reassigned to the kinesiology department.

34.   But an executive at Warner Music cautioned that the talks would not necessarily result in Time Warner severing its ties.

35.   But he also said he had severed his ties with the Bosnian Serb leadership and had no intention of antagonizing the United States or its European allies.

36.   But having severed ties to Belgrade, the White House was powerless to do much to help the captured soldiers.

37.   But Kabila showed little regard for democracy and severed his ties with Rwanda and Uganda.

38.   But most linked to mainline Protestants have severed those ties this century.

39.   But the morning after they sipped champagne to celebrate their acquisition, the new bosses decided to sever all ties between Duquette and the franchise.

40.   But these ties were eventually severed by the First Amendment.