To Mr. Krens, the undertaking is a natural extension of an international expansion program that has established affiliates in Venice, Bilbao and Berlin and brought a cooperation agreement with the Hermitage in St . Petersburg
Other groups rarely receive donations big enough to incur the gift tax, which is why many of them have established affiliated charities.
According to Syria analyst Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi, it has fought in Damascus, Palmyra and Aleppo and has established affiliates in northeast and southwest Syria.
It showed that bin Laden stayed in touch with al-Qaeda's established affiliates and sought new alliances with groups such as Boko Haram from Nigeria.
It possesses the largest number of members from the political parties present in the Armenian diaspora, having established affiliates in more than 20 countries.
"That number-crunching, tree killing exercise" — establishing affiliates, that is — "is now moot," he said.
Butterfield constantly feuded with Fargo; the two directors united only to fight rivals and establish affiliates such as Wells, Fargo & Co., United States Express Company, and National Express Company in new territories.
In Frankfurt, the German financial capital and a major computer center, the local investment promotion agency, with the approval of local immigration officials, has persuaded six software companies from India to establish affiliates in the city.
As the Islamic State moves to establish affiliates in other countries it may become easier to uncover those networks, because they will have to communicate over long distances and possibly assist one another financially, officials say.
Women who feel threatened or fearful become more confident if they are in an established relationship and are affiliated with other social groups, particularly with other women.
Typically, a group of employees who want to unionize will affiliate with an established labor union for purposes of organizing a new chapter.
