1.   And he accused Western leaders of coddling Beijing in their zeal to forge business ties.

2.   And there are many more business ties than that between the two areas.

3.   Because of their wealth and their business ties to India, these families are among the immigrants, Indian and otherwise, most intensely connected to their homelands.

4.   Benq is based in City of Industry, Calif., but the company is a major player in Asia with heavy business ties to Taiwan.

5.   Bradley played quarterback at Oklahoma for Barry Switzer, now the Cowboys coach, and has business ties with Switzer.

6.   A critique of the deal, and U.S.-China business ties overall, involves the old argument between idealism and realism.

7.   AARP officials strongly defended both their tax exemption and their business ties, saying that both are used to help members, not the organization.

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

9.   After publicly courting each other for weeks, the two said they had signed a memorandum of understanding to consider a wide range of business ties.

10.   But equally important, BMW is a prestigious producer of high-priced cars and it already has business ties with Rolls-Royce.