Sentence examples for broke off ties from inspiring English sources

Hugo Chávez worked with Douglas Bravo until shortly before the 1992 coup-d'état attempt, when they broke off ties.

Mr Maduro broke off ties with Panama, which had requested a debate at the Organisation of American States on the political unrest in Venezuela.

Bridgestone and Ford executives were berated on Capitol Hill and ultimately broke off ties after a very public fight over who caused the mess.

Ecuador broke off ties after the Colombian military crossed the border into Ecuador on March 1 in a raid that killed a Colombian rebel leader.

China and the Vatican broke off ties in the early 1950's, as the new Communist government expelled foreign missionaries and persecuted some church leaders seen as enemies of the revolution.

But the billionaire began ruffling Chinese feathers within days of his victory, holding a 10-minute phone conversation with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen, the first such call since the US broke off ties with the self-ruled island in 1979.

The story suggests a strategic reason for breaking off ties, if only temporarily, with a counterpart.

No other foreign researchers are known to have broken off ties with Hwang, a world leader in the field.

There were repeated debates in the United States government over whether to break off ties with him.

Would he really break off ties with the US, for years one of his country's closest allies?

In the past, Israel has threatened to break off ties if Mr. Haider becomes part of a governing coalition.