The phrase "has a close association" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe how two things are similar or related in some way. For example, you could say: "This small town has a close association with the nearby city."
He has a close association with Albert Frère, a Belgian billionaire.
Christian democracy, political movement that has a close association with Roman Catholicism and its philosophy of social and economic justice.
The Radio Times is a powerful promotional tool for the corporation's TV and radio shows and has a close association with the BBC brand.
Mr. Williams has a close association with the show's executive producer, Barry Levinson, who directed him in two films, "Good Morning, Vietnam" and "Toys".
The Italian conductor Daniele Gatti is its new leader; and he's familiar to audiences in this country after a 13-year stint in charge of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and has a close association with Covent Garden.
Dusapin has a close association with La Monnaie; his second opera, a Baroque-tinged monodrama called "Medeamaterial," had its première there, in 1992, with the great Belgian conductor Philippe Herreweghe presiding.
The New Yorker has a closer association with the 1939 film than one might suspect.
Additionally, Osj3g2BTF3 has a closer association to the homologs of dicot species AtBTF3 and RcBTF3 than Osj3g1BTF3 and Osj10gBTF3.
Physical fitness has a closer association to the occurrence of both cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular risk factors, than do physical activity levels [ 3, 5].
Background: There has been growing empirical examination of the co-occurrence of pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and existing evidence suggests that the symptoms associated with each have a close association.
The Philharmonic has had a close association with him, and the musicians play splendidly for him.
