Sentences with phrase «despite close ties»

Yet despite her close ties to the land, and despite her family's influence, Lucy - darkly beautiful as her mother was - is always thought of by those around her as her mother's daughter.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is also believed to considering a run for 2017 — despite his close ties to the mayor.

Despite their close ties, Mark - Viverito has repeatedly insisted she will provide a check on de Blasio's mayoralty, a sentiment echoed by the mayor.

Despite her close ties to Bloomberg, a series of New York Times articles over the past several months have reported that the mayor has cast about for other candidates he would like to see enter the race ---- including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Gibson, 51, frequently mentioned for state office, has taken a hands - off position on would - be successors, despite close ties to Faso.

The comment drew rebukes from a number of influential figures, including the Rev. Al Sharpton and Mayor Bill de Blasio, both of whom stayed neutral in the race, despite their close ties to the third challenger, Michael Walrond.

Not exact matches

National security hawks have long alleged that Eugene Kaspersky, founder and CEO of his namesake firm, has uncomfortably close ties to the Kremlin, despite his insistence otherwise.

Despite some local discontent towards Chinese immigrants and shops, the Tongan government is forging closer ties with their new partners in Beijing.

Despite the fact that other countries of the Western Balkans are already part of NATO and the EU, Serbia is pursuing close ties both with Eastern and Western powers.

Despite his age, Mr Peres has maintained an active public schedule, mostly through his non-governmental Peres Centre for Peace, which promotes closer ties between Israel and the Palestinians.

Despite last having held elected office in 1998, he remains the political godfather of his native Long Island, with close ties to Mr. Flanagan and the rest of the dominant downstate wing of the State Senate GOP.

He said the Volta Region and the governing NDC have had close ties over the years, despite the challenges that have threatened their relationship.

Despite being out of office, Johnson has maintained close ties to Klein and the IDC and would have likely joined the conference if he had won the race in 2010.

Cohen, who maintains close ties to Cuomoland despite being out of public life for nearly two years, said in the interview that a Moreland Act Commission continues to be a sword of Damacles the governor holds over the Legislature.

Despite being beautiful to look at - the closing shot is worth the price of admission alone - the problem with Mystery Road is that it leaves the viewer with a few too many loose ends to tie up.

Yet despite their close technical ties to the Sedan and Sports Wagon, they are unique in the details of their designs.

Despite Apple and Nike expanding beyond their initial Nike + candidate, the two companies maintain close ties, with Apple CEO Tim Cook serving on Nike's board of directors.

Despite Perry's close ties to fossil fuel interests, he's probably done more for the wind energy industry than most so - called environmentalist Democrats.

2011-01-14 — Different Records, Same Warming Trend (NASA / EO Image of the Day) 2011-01-13 — Despite Subtle Differences, Global Temperature Records in Close Agreement 2011-01-12 — NASA Research Finds 2010 Tied for Warmest Year on Record (Release No. 11 - 014)

For example, you may have only closed one deal last month, but if that tied for first place in your office then you can report that you achieved top ranking despite the industry's decline.

An unanswered question for future research to explore is why close ties to resident stepmothers do not result in better outcomes for adolescents despite the fact that adolescents report being closer on average to resident stepmothers than to nonresident biological mothers and as close to nonresident biological mothers who maintain contact with their children.»