Sentence examples for cozy ties from inspiring English sources

The consultants also keep cozy ties to the banks they oversee.

In countries like Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, cozy ties with governments sheltered them from market forces.

In the new Russia, cozy ties to power have been the quickest way to riches.

As the Leveson inquiry confirmed, cozy ties between the police, the press and politicians swayed news coverage.

Mr. Meister adopted a similarly aggressive stance with the CME Group, known to possess cozy ties to the trading commission.

Many Japanese blame such cozy ties for the national government's failure to require tougher defenses against tsunamis at Fukushima Daiichi, which was crippled by the earthquake and tsunami.

Reporters who cover agencies and ministries are organized in press clubs that have cozy ties with officials and decide what to report — and what not to.

For years, some bank overseers have maintained cozy ties with the institutions they monitor, treating bankers like clients because of the fees that banks pay to be regulated.

The crisis has raised serious questions over cozy ties between the Japanese nuclear industry and the regulators charged with overseeing safety at the country's 55 reactors.

But in some situations, the close — critics might say cozy — ties between business and academia have the potential to create conflicts of interest.

The German news media described the event as a birthday party in Mr. Ackermann's honor, raising questions about the cozy ties between finance and government.