Sentences with phrase «as close ties»

We have over 1100 lawyers in 28 offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, as well as close ties with firms in other parts of the world.

As close ties between fossil fuel billionaires Charles and David Koch and the Trump Administration come more to light, a group of Democratic Senators led by Sheldon Whitehouse (D - RI) is demanding answers about how much influence the Koch brothers have had in shaping key federal policies.

The Kamens claim the main thing that distinguishes their foundation from other brain tumor foundations is their focus on pediatric brain cancer specifically, as well as their close ties with pharmaceutical and biotech companies working in the fields of immunotherapy and target gene therapy.

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U.S. government bonds serve as a benchmark against which other bonds are priced — especially the Canadian variety, given the close ties between the two economies.

Perth venues The London Court Cafe and Black Tie Co have closed their doors in recent weeks, as the holding company controlling the two brands enters liquidation following a dispute with the Australian Taxation Office.

Steve Bannon, a White House senior adviser with close ties to far - right groups, told the American Prospect in an interview published Wednesday that he constantly butts heads with Cohn over issues such as trade with China.

Obviously, the company has put a ton into Shanghai Disneyland... (and) Disney has had such close ties with the Chinese government and with the Chinese society as a whole to get to this point,» he added.

Imagine Harry Potter's Guide to Dating as a perfect tie - in for Close - Up toothpaste.

Take something as terrible as the surprising death of a close friend: you might be sad, but if you can find a way to construe that event as filled with meaning — perhaps it leads to greater awareness of a certain disease, say, or to closer ties with the community — then it may not be seen as a trauma.

Big, new companies such as Google also have very close ties.

It's not just old, aerospace giants that have long and storied connections to the Pentagon — big, new companies such as Google also have very close ties.

I fear that longstanding legacy directors such as Mr. Hagenbuch, who have close personal ties to Mr. Wynn, will endorse just such short - sighted action.

Ben Aissa reportedly had close ties to Saadi Gadhafi, son of the now deceased Libyan strongman, and played a large role in helping SNC - Lavalin secure work in the country, such as a $ 500 - million airport in Benghazi.

It is the idea that as we reach beyond our closest friends and families, we have «weak» but vitally important ties that connect us to other people and their networks and the important information and opportunities that those networks hold.

The two men had Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin, as a client but the business relationship with Deripaska went south.

Employment Minister Jason Kenney, for example, expressed misgivings about forging closer ties with China as recently as this spring.

However, Morningstar's close ties to fund companies such as PIMCO come with a downside (and not just from bedbugs).

As well as the money, we expected to get some free media time in TV, newspaper and radio, and tie our existing users closer to uAs well as the money, we expected to get some free media time in TV, newspaper and radio, and tie our existing users closer to uas the money, we expected to get some free media time in TV, newspaper and radio, and tie our existing users closer to us.

Startups are always tied to their founders; rarely has the identification been so close as Foursquare is with Crowley.

U.S. retailer Walmart Inc is in early - stage talks with health insurer Humana Inc about developing closer ties, with the acquisition of Humana being discussed as one possibility, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Beyond the actual gas project and LNG sales, China's state - run shipping conglomerate COSCO has also secured a 50 percent stake in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technology.

As a result, more marketers will start to measure the ROI of their blogging efforts using closed - loop analytics — to understand their blog's impact on lead generation and customer acquisition and tie their business blogging efforts to the bottom line.

According to a new white paper commissioned by the Department of Defense, Beijing is encouraging Chinese companies with close government ties to invest in American start - ups specializing in critical technologies like artificial intelligence and robots to advance China's military capacity as well as its economy.

As a result, roping in investors with close ties to the state can help convince authorities it's willing to put the government's interests ahead of its own.

As a payroll processing company with close ties to the Harrisburg region, BCM Payroll Services, Inc. understands the specific needs of businesses in the Chambersburg community.

Beyond closer economic and political ties within the island chains, China also gains influence at the U.N., as the islands account for 14 votes in the General Assembly.

The closer ties between Saudi Arabia and China could ultimately lead to Riyadh giving preference to Beijing as its top global strategic ally, at the expense of the U.S., Asian affairs expert Tom Holland writes in an article in South China Morning Post.

While a cosigner is often someone who has close ties to the borrower, such as a parent or spouse, lenders don't spell out what kind of relationships are permissible.

Flynn was seen by some officials in Europe as one of the Trump administration's leading advocates of closer ties to Russia and a hardline opponent of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and western powers.

Chen and HNA's other senior leaders are rumored to have close ties to Wang Qishan, who led China's anti-corruption drive in recent years and is seen as a right - hand man to President Xi Jinping.

Because China's high - tech BATs have closer government ties than their US counterparts, new regulations may not hurt the BATs as much as the FANGs

Saudi Arabia forges closer trade and economic ties with China as part of its Vision 2030 plan to diversify its economy.

We can all tell stories about such relationships, in which the mother — or some other close relative — used blood ties as slave bracelets.

Sehra: As the Hindu priest ties the sehra (flower veil) on the forehead of the groom while chanting sacred mantras, the close family members sing sehra songs to pep up the environment.

On June 4, 2016, my husband and I were surrounded by our closest friends and family as we tied the knot.

Contemporary Islamic culture is bound to the ancient Islamic culture with very close ties, but the decline between the ancient and the modern period was so am parent that contemporary Islamic culture is looked upon as a renaissance rather than a continuing growth, a renaissance which has been shaped in many ways by modernism and westernization.

Far more worried about communism than racial inequality, the Kennedys forced King to break his ties with his closest white friend in the summer of 1963 as a condition for their continued lukewarm support of the movement.

However, I will not focus on those features of the university that are clearly not relevant to the college, such as its vocational and professional schools and its research institutions with their close ties with the military - industrial complex.

He gets closest to tying down the «richness» of vision to which he frequently appeals by using Lewis» famous epitaph: «I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else» (p. 65).

Obviously this close tie to Jesus separates Christ from Amida just as would any close tie of Amida to a mythical Indian prince.

To this basic covenantal relationship the prophets constantly appealed; into its mutual obligations they poured ever new meanings; and at the center of its tradition they had the solid virtues of nomadic life where human ties are close, interdependent and cooperative, where men exist as brothers on a fairly equalitarian level and with a strong democratic sense of personal right.

Doctrinally and cognitively, insofar as worldviews and belief systems or patterns of biblical interpretation are concerned (though not always stylistically), evangelicalism can not yield its ties to these two sets of cousins, being closer to them than to other forms of Christianity and ecumenically committed to their advance.

The boomer and millennial generations are close — a tie that has only grown stronger as millennials move back home.

Meat was quite easy to cut up as the butcher tied the strings quite close together which made it easier to manage when cutting.

Russia and Belarus are close allies and trading partners but ties have become strained as veteran strongman Alexander Lukashenko, increasingly wary of Moscow since its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, has argued over border controls and energy prices.

As you might have guessed, Bob has close ties to the Midwest spicy foods industry — he includes both Jim Campbell and CaJohn Hard as longtime friends — and sells a number of sauces, glazes and other food offerings under the Sunny Gully name to local farmers markets and storeAs you might have guessed, Bob has close ties to the Midwest spicy foods industry — he includes both Jim Campbell and CaJohn Hard as longtime friends — and sells a number of sauces, glazes and other food offerings under the Sunny Gully name to local farmers markets and storeas longtime friends — and sells a number of sauces, glazes and other food offerings under the Sunny Gully name to local farmers markets and stores.

With the win they climb into a tie for 4th in the Standings which is a solid spot to be as we move closer to November..

«We're in the middle of planning a charity event for the British Lung Foundation, to support COPD research, as one of our members has really close ties with that charity.

They won the first leg 3 - 0 but this did not put the tie beyond doubt as they had to travel to Quito for the second leg at close to 10000 feet above sea level.

Simeone is said to have very close ties with his fomer Serie A club and old friends of his that are still working there, but does this mean that Arsenal should forget about the Argentinean as a possible replacement for the prof?