Sentence examples for cosy ties from inspiring English sources

True, McDonnell was trying to fire off an ironic rebuke of Osborne's cosy ties to Beijing.

For one, the fiasco at Fukushima Dai-ichi has revealed, again, the cosy ties between the nuclear industry and government.

Republicans, who see the cosy ties between Democrats and unions as a conspiracy to fleece taxpayers, would not mind that.

He again blames Mr Karzai and his cosy ties to the election commission for the alleged fraud.

TRADE with Asia is up, its investors flock to Africa's oil wells, its businessmen agree cosy ties with African ministers.

TALK emptily of diversifying supplies while doing little and relying instead on cosy ties with the Russian gas business.

He didn't have sight of the report, but it only takes a good friend with a mobile phone who does, and is willing to take the comparatively small risk, and voila: another cosy tie-up disrupted by the internet.

Often, auditing relationships span decades, increasing the likelihood that familiarity breeds over-cosy ties.

The idea is that long relationships can lead to over-cosy ties and lax audits.

The MCB, for its part, is wary that over-cosy ties with officialdom may cost it credibility in its own community.

Pessimists fret that Mr Oettinger will look after Germany's cosy energy ties with Russia.