51.   Both Mass. General and Purdue say there is nothing unseemly about such close ties between hospital and drug manufacturer.

52.   Both the Popular Revolutionary Army and the top commanders of the Zapatista rebels in Chiapas have said there are no direct ties between the two groups.

53.   A Bloomberg Business News investigation reveals a long and intimate ties between the powerful Finance Ministry and the housing lenders.

54.   A joint declaration accompanying the agreement lauded the close security ties between the U.S. and Japan.

55.   A plunge in the Korean won also undermined the yen because of close economic ties between Japan and South Korea.

56.   A tie between two teams in the wild-card standings would be settled with a one-game playoff at the end of the regular season.

57.   A separate but similar proposal would create ties between the Lutherans and the Episcopal Church.

58.   A two-way tie between the UW and ASU gives the Huskies the berth on the basis of a win over the Sun Devils.

59.   A victory by Yeltsin, a reformer, should boost the German currency because of the close economic ties between the two countries.

60.   Abovenet was co-founded by Rand, but according to Vixie, there are no business ties between MAPS and Abovenet.