Sentences with phrase «of close ties»

Sen. Susan Collins (R - Maine), who serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said she'd like Nix to testify and answer questions about potential Russia connections, which could lead to a public airing of close ties between the Trump campaign and Cambridge Analytica.

From China's viewpoint, an ice - free Arctic will increase the value of close ties with the Nordic countries.

It considers Filliou's work outside of his close ties to Fluxus in order to focus specifically on his sculptural output and his concern with objects.

21 March - 23 June 2013 Galleries 1, 2 and 3 The first solo exhibition devoted to Filliou (1926 - 87) in the UK considers the French artist's work outside of his close ties to Fluxus in order to focus specifically on his sculptural output and his concern with objects.

This kind of cultural tourism often gets criticised because of the close ties it can have with city marketing.

The first solo exhibition devoted to Filliou (1926 - 87) in the UK considers the French artist's work outside of his close ties to Fluxus in order to focus specifically on his sculptural output and his concern with objects.

Indeed, the name «Maskerdam» speaks of the close ties and the friendly coexistence with the Dutch, as it pronounces, to Indonesian ears, none other than the capital of Belanda or Holland itself, namely «Amsterdam».

As Gardner's essay describes, the Arts in Education Program has a long history of close ties with Project Zero.

I love your pick with the polka dot skirt - so classic and is totally my style and something I'd wear but there are a couple of close ties for me too!

And the idea behind establishing all of these close ties is to inspire a new type neuroscientist who is able to bring all these strands together.

Nevertheless, identification of the new toothy Texas pterosaur deepens a mystery surrounding the flying reptiles: There still is no evidence of close ties between North American and South American pterosaur populations, he said.

Pharmaceutical companies dominate the landscape in BC because of their close ties to the province's universities, in particular to the University of British Columbia (UBC).

The case was prosecuted by the Bronx district attorney's office after Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance recused himself because of close ties to Spitzer, who also served as state attorney general from 1999 to 2006 and was dubbed the sheriff of Wall Street.

In another measure of the close ties between the two sides of City Hall, de Blasio on Friday announced he had hired Brooklyn operative Jon Paul Lupo to be his legislative affairs director, tasked with negotiating bills with the council.

Pruitt was confirmed as the EPA's new head by the Senate in February, 52 - 46, after fierce resistance from Senate Democrats who opposed the former Oklahoma attorney general because of his close ties with the fossil fuel industry, among other things.

She informally advised Andrew Cuomo as he positioned himself for a successful gubernatorial run last year, and it was because of her close ties to the governor that the coalition of gay rights groups fighting for marriage equality hired her this spring.

At one point considered a favourite for the job, the chancellor's hopes have faded because of his close ties to Mr Cameron.

Kent pointed to the obvious economic underpinning of close ties between Canada and Cuba, including mining and other investment, and the flocks of Canadian tourists who travel to Cuba for sun - and - sand vacations.

Mexico has recovered strongly this year, a reflection of its close ties to the US economy.

Even so, we must acknowledge that Canada has relegated relations with Europe to the back - burner since the mid-1980s in favour of closer ties with the rest of North America and Asia.

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.

Yet we are also hearing increased concerns from many quarters challenging the wisdom and effects of closer ties with China.

Many of the benefits of these closer ties will start immediately and should be available to Ed.D. students.

Because of the close tie between these two professions, the skill set required to do each function is somewhat similar.

Further, when adolescents have two fathers, they are more likely to be closer to their stepfathers than to their nonresident fathers... In terms of the adolescent outcomes examined, having a close tie only to a stepfather is nearly as beneficial as having close ties to both fathers... The advantages of a close tie only to the nonresident father are less apparent.»

Not exact matches

Located outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, Nellis has close ties to its neighboring city.

In an SEC filing, she recommended that shareholders not re-elect director John Hagenbuch because of his «close ties to Mr. Wynn.»

Arredondo tied a cloth tourniquet around one of Bauman's legs and pinched Bauman's bleeding artery closed on the other.

It was also worded in an unwieldy way, putting Ms Mead's fate in the hands of Mr Lemon whom she had never met and had close ties with other family members, which was unreasonable, Master Sanderson said.

Here is hoping that Japan will find a way of establishing better ties with its closest neighbors.

The Tal Afar offensive will target an area which is close to Turkey and home to a sizeable population of ethnic Turkmen, with historic cultural ties to Turkey.

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.

His reported close ties to US presidential candidate Hilary Clinton are not popular in certain corners of the French press, while there are also allegations he used public funds to finance his own presidential campaign.

Polls there are close; the Real Clear Politics average of polls has the race essentially tied: Trump has a scant 1.8 percentage point advantage, well within the margin of error.

Perhaps most shockingly, footage emerged of Free Syrian Army rebels (FSA), the group with arguably the closest ties to Washington, ordering US Special Forces out of the town of Al - Rai in northern Syria, screaming in the process that «Christians and Americans have no place among us.»

He plans to develop an app, or software that allows members of congress to build closer ties with their constituents to ensure they are descriptively represented.

President - elect Donald Trump's Wednesday morning press conference was always going to be a must - watch event on the heels of bombshell (and unverified) claims about his close ties to Russia and other, far more lewd allegations.

The hearing wrapped up about a half hour ago (you can watch it on C - SPAN), but Senators skeptical of his nomination questioned Gottlieb's close financial ties to the health care and biopharma industries, which have paid him millions in speaking and consulting fees over the years.

Martin Diedrich, founder of the popular Kean Coffee in Orange County, California, says that he can go years without actually checking the official price of coffee due to his close, almost familial, ties with farmers.

«Ties with a close network of people create a safety net.

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.

The creator of» relationship consulting,» Bain has built its business on the close ties that it develops with chief executives.

The deal also will require a large amount of new debt issuance, although there are no financing conditions tied to closing.

While much of the venture capital activity in the United States is concentrated in Silicon Valley, in recent years a sector of the economy with closer ties to Washington, D.C., than San Francisco has been upping its investments in start - up technology companies — America's defense industry.

But Lynn Turner, former chief accountant at the SEC, told me «Given the level of regulatory capture and close ties to the securities industry at the current SEC, it is quite possible, if not likely, the SEC will allow the Carlyle IPO to move forward, to disastrous effect.»

The Mozilla meeting quickly moves from software progress reports, which don't seem to ignite much interest, to a discussion of what Mozilla can do to create closer ties to the thousands of volunteer programmers around the world who are largely responsible for developing Firefox and Mozilla's other, lesser - known products.

To complicate matters for India, its erstwhile ally Russia, which has become a close friend of China, is showing interest in establishing closer ties with Pakistan.

Oberhelman continues to keep close ties with his alma mater, Millikin University (class of 1975).

Much of his success came from Libya, where he forged close ties with the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, while expanding the company's footprint in Algeria and the Middle East.

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.