Sentence examples for maintained good ties from inspiring English sources

He maintained good ties with local officials from his days as mayor of Lincoln, the state's second-largest city.

In the cold war, the Karelia dispute was taboo in neutral Finland, which maintained good ties with the Soviet Union.

But he maintained good ties with the West, was close to Russia's energy and banking tycoons and could negotiate with the Communist opposition.

The outcome was more muddled for domestic politics in Armenia, one of the smaller states of the former Soviet Union, which has historically maintained good ties with both Russia and the United States and is strategic for its proximity to Iran.

No agreements had been expected in what was seen as a highly symbolic get-together in Singapore, a largely ethnic Chinese city-state that has maintained good ties with both for decades.

Under the leadership of Strache, the party has cooperated mainly with the Vlaams Belang (successor to the Vlaams Blok, which it has traditionally maintained good ties with), and the Pro Germany Citizens Movementt in Germany.

Outside linking seemed to be the focus, to maintain good ties with the upper echelons of the hierarchy.

Even the powerful military was keen to maintain good ties to a perceived bulwark against radical Islam.

Both candidates promised reforms to build a strong and democratic state, maintaining good ties with both Russia and the European Union.

Although the United States has vetoed more U.N. Security Council resolutions since 1972 than any other permanent member, often to forestall criticism of Israel, Washington maintains good ties with moderate Arab states.

In an interview on Wednesday, Mr. Thompson's wife, Sue Ann, said it was "only natural" for him to maintain good ties with such an important corporate citizen.