Sentence examples for close tie to from inspiring English sources

"Kissinger has a very, very close tie to the establishment," Mr. Nixon said.

Michele's father worked as a technician at Alitalia, but his passions lay elsewhere: he sculpted and wrote, and he felt a close tie to nature.

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In contrast to DotOrg's close tie to DotCom, employees of Microsoft have made Mr. Gates wealthy but have no official influence in how the Gates Foundation money is spent.

Insofar as the sections of the Act here relevant are concerned, §§ 201(b)(2) and (c), Congress prohibited discrimination only in those establishments having a close tie to interstate commerce, i.e., those, like the McClungs', serving food that has come from out of the State.

Mr. Emanuel's close tie to Mr. Obama — who made a point to issue a statement saying that Mr. Emanuel would be a "terrific mayor" — means that people outside Chicago will be taking note of Mr. Emanuel's every move, his successes, his flops.

Building close ties to mainland exchanges is one thing.

The Mariners have close ties to Japan.

The company has close ties to Reliant.

Trudeau has close ties to Keystone.

General Allen has close ties to Mr. Donilon, officials said.