Sentence examples for pursued close from inspiring English sources

The regime has kept the country in a delicate position of no war with, but also no surrender to, Israel (which occupies the Golan Heights), and has pursued close co-operation with Lebanese and Palestinian resistance movements as well as emerging regional powers such as Turkey and Iran.

After waging the 1962 Sino-Indian War and the 1965 war with Pakistan, India pursued close military and economic ties with the Soviet Union; by the late 1960s, the Soviet Union was its largest arms supplier.

The tiny Baltic states have pursued closer integration with Europe with enormous zeal.

But CVS in particular has pursued closer ties with hospital networks.

Meanwhile, he has pursued closer ties with Vladimir Putin – a man who, like him, has dictatorial tendencies.

If anything, German politicians and business executives have pursued closer ties with Russia.

He pursued closer ties with the EU and sought to expand his influence within the country's institutions.

Turkey was the third-largest investor in Mediterranean Croatia in the first three-quarters of 2012, and Erdogan has pursued closer ties with Serbia, a long-time rival.

To the annoyance of the Obama administration, he has pursued closer ties with Vladimir Putin, increasing Japanese investment in Russian energy projects while pushing to resolve old territorial disputes.

Iliescu pursued closer relations with western Europe, and in November 1992 his government introduced the economic reforms, including price liberalization, recommended by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to bring Romania in line with other emerging market economies.

These names, too, are added to the database, so they can be pursued closer to Election Day with mailings, phone calls and e-mail messages that speak to their issues.