Sentence examples for fostered close from inspiring English sources

Ḥussein's base of support was his country's indigenous Bedouin tribesmen, with whom he fostered close personal ties.

She said he "cunningly" fostered close relationships with parents by hosting gatherings and events prior to the trips to set them at ease.

During that period, Brazil fostered close commercial ties with China, championed Cuba's authoritarian government and was a pillar of multilateral alliances that excluded the United States.

An important role in the bargaining over Macao's future is being played by wealthy Chinese businessmen who have fostered close ties with Peking.

About three-quarters of Russians consider themselves Russian Orthodox, and Kirill has fostered close ties with President Vladimir Putin, who has portrayed the church as the guardian of Russia's national values.

No longer the butt of the democrats, the general is again the scourge of the militants.And yet the truth is that General Musharraf has spent his career in an army that has fostered close ties with extremist Islam.

The team-building experience, he added, "fostered closer relations between our people that has had lasting benefits".

The president of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, who has fostered closer ties with the mainland, also urged China to confront the episode.

He also fostered closer collaboration between industry and American universities and helped establish engineering research centers on their campuses as the foundation's annual budget grew to $3 billion.

It seems as if the Republicans are so interested in weakening President Obama that they are going to scuttle a treaty that would have fostered closer U.S.-Russian cooperation on issues like Iran.

He was also previously chair of the select committee on Welsh Affairs which fostered closer working relations with the Welsh assembly.