31.   As a sign of the friendly ties between the government and Christian denominations here, Minister of Religious Affairs Abdul-Munim Ahmad Salih visited several churches on Friday.

32.   As executive director, Franklin urged the Council on Foreign Relations to study ties between the United States and China.

33.   As the visit ended, Brown reiterated his theme that he wanted to get going on building commercial ties between the two nations.

34.   As ties between Washington and Moscow evolve in coming months, inconclusive meetings like this may be common.

35.   As such, it is perhaps the most ambitious attempt to date at forging stronger ties between Madison Avenue and Hollywood.

36.   As the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Moscow, Blacklin is responsible for fostering ties between U.S. corporations and Russian businesses.

37.   Asked why he met Japanese business leaders before meeting Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, Blair said it was important to enhance ties between U.K. and Japanese businesses.

38.   At the same time, Kiriyenko attempted to break the strong ties between the government and wealthy business plutocracies.

39.   At the nearly empty village market, Hong Re-jin agreed that cozier ties between China and Taiwan meant economic trouble for Kinmen.

40.   At the State Department Monday, a spokesman, Richard Boucher, said that strong ties between Japan and the United States would not be damaged by the accident.