| have tie | 125.35 | A couple even have Celtic ties. | ||
| improve tie | 35.15 | Both sides have since spoken of improving ties. | ||
| strengthen tie | 33.71 | He wants to strengthen ties with the West. | ||
| sever tie | 30.48 | She severed her ties with England. | ||
| maintain tie | 26.27 | He maintains close ties to Haitian leaders. | ||
| break tie | 22.25 | We never have broken the ties. . . . | ||
| establish tie | 20.21 | Diplomatic ties were established. | ||
| cut tie | 20.01 | Cut economic ties? | ||
| forge tie | 14.55 | A minority forged ties with Israel. | ||
| boost tie | 10.40 | Each stage saw potentially troublesome ties boosted. | ||
| develop tie | 9.28 | But it also wants to develop ties with North Korea. | ||
| wear tie | 8.89 | Wear a tie. | ||
| promote tie | 6.85 | Dodd sees promoting close ties with Cuba as inevitable. | ||
| seek tie | 6.52 | Communists seek ties with church. | ||
| expand tie | 6.19 | Russia is eager to expand economic ties with Japan. | ||
| strain tie | 6.12 | Ties have been strained by the islands dispute. | ||
| normalize tie | 6.06 | Canada and North Korea normalized ties in February. | ||
| restore tie | 5.92 | NATO officials say ties have been restored. | ||
| build tie | 5.79 | A mayor needs to build ties to all groups in a city. | ||
| discuss tie | 5.73 | They also discussed bilateral ties, ONA said. |