Sentence examples for retain close from inspiring English sources

They retain close ties with the island.

Still, the companies retain close ties.

He will retain close ties to UBS, which will be the first client of his firm.

It is true that the city's Chinese residents retain close links with China and Hong Kong.

Fluminense and Ronaldinho retain close ties and plan to work on other projects in the future.

Urban dwellers retain close ties to their rural relatives, and there is considerable interaction between rural and urban populations.

It encourages migrants to retain closer ties with their country of origin and take a more active interest in its affairs.

While he said that E.U. entry still remained a long-term goal, he stressed that Turkey was more likely to follow the example of Norway and to remain closely aligned with the union by adopting E.U. standards and retaining close economic ties, the paper said.

The two countries have retained close ties.

She retained close friendships with Sir Laurence Olivier, Welles, Tennessee Williams, Norman Mailer and Gore Vidal.

It retains close ties to Pakistani security services.