"ties" is a correct and usable word in written English.
It can be used as a noun to refer to a connection between two people or things or as a verb to mean fasten or bind together. Example: The ties between the two countries have become strained.
It dates back to 1967 when Lauren designed a line of neck ties and the success can be put down to the brand's eclectic nature.
The White House is attempting to cultivate new ties with Egypt's new Islamist rulers following the removal of the Hosni Mubarak, the hardline president who was formerly backed by Washington, last year.
"The secret service would be best served by a transformative and dynamic leader from outside the agency," he concluded, describing such a leader as "someone with a fresh perspective, free from allegiances and without ties to what has consistently been described as a 'good old boys network'".
It is also a celebration of Fern Verrow's inextricable ties with the rhythms of nature.
Also working to repair its ties with the United Arab Emirates, Iran is purportedly negotiating a solution to long-running disputes over a group of small islands in the Persian Gulf.
Ratner referred to Packer's increasingly close ties with Israel.
Related: Adelson denies ties to Chinese official in scandal: 'There's a lot of Ngs in Macau' But the extent of what is at stake for Adelson was evident in the form of the Nevada gaming board official monitoring the case from the public gallery.
Adelson is also likely to face difficult questions about his denial that his company had ties to a senior Chinese official, Ng Lap Seng, who was described in court as "a courier" for Sands Macau and a link man to the Chinese government.
Adelson denied that the company had business ties to the alleged triad leader – "We were not doing business with Cheung Chi Tai," he told the court – directly contradicting the evidence of his own deputy on the witness stand.
It pursued US firms doing business with a Pakistani company with no real ties to terrorism.
Harsher critics accused him of embarrassing Australia's international standing and jeopardising bilateral ties by publishing his candid thoughts about foreign leaders and private conversations.
