71.   And besides, he had direct ties to farmers in the country.

72.   And close ties to scandal-ridden Centennial Technologies Inc. of Billerica continue to haunt Websecure.

73.   And equity analysts predict that scores of American companies with dollar ties to Asia may see weaker sales and profits and feeble stock performance in the coming year.

74.   And close political relationships with Republicans are now less valuable than ties to Democratic senators and staffers.

75.   And even such close ties to the homeland as children provide no guarantee that a visitor will return home.

76.   And although officials from the northernmost counties acknowledge that their areas have few legitimate ties to the bridge, they do not exhibit much appetite for change.

77.   And he has ties to both the sections of California.

78.   And as an ordained Baptist minister, Towns has close ties to many prominent and politically active clergymen in the district.

79.   And his personal and political ties to the timber industry have provided his opponents with the ammunition to raise a thicket of ethical questions.

80.   And many younger voters do not identify with the Kennedy legacy any more than they feel ties to a particular party.