Close Ties in a sentence

Psychologists and sociologists call these sorts of connections “weak ties” or “peripheral ties,” in contrast to close ties to family members and intimate friends.

Although the monastery of Iona belonged to the Cenél Conaill of the Northern Uí Néill, and not to Dál Riata, it had close ties to the Cenél nGabráin, ties which may make the annals less than entirely impartial.

Some scholars believe Li has close ties to Zhang Youxia, a close military ally of Xi, whom Li replaced as head of the department.

And he has forged close ties with former President Donald J. Trump, perhaps his most important ally.

Biden said that he hoped Netanyahu “will continue to move toward moderation,” suggesting the White House has made close ties conditional on the kind of government Israelis elect, overriding respect for democracy.

China has publicly remained neutral in the conflict, while criticising western sanctions against and reaffirming its close ties with Moscow.

China, with whom Iran shares close ties, has been building its relations with African countries for decades, largely in infrastructure and energy.

During his long absence, Russian media have speculated about Surovikin’s whereabouts, with some claiming that he had been detained due to his purported close ties to Prigozhin.

For several years now, experts have watched the political polarization and spread of voting fraud conspiracies in the United States and worried that such rhetoric would leech into Australia’s domestic politics because of the two countries’ close ties.

Gautam Adani has close ties to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and his empire has won a number of government concessions in recent years that helped it expand into the media, energy and cement sectors.

He also had close ties to U.S. regulators and government officials, many of whom he donated to.

He defined these top officials as "near-state elites that operate independently of the political leadership of the state and have close ties and their own agenda" of getting in the way of Russia's success.

He grew up in the foster care system in San Diego and did not develop any close ties with the nine families entrusted with his care.

Her crisis management team includes several others who have close ties to missing persons cases, including Gabrielle Walsh’s Lacey Quinn — who was also abducted by the same man who kidnapped Gabi.

Hungary – which maintains close ties with Russia – has long opposed membership for Ukraine.

Java’s endorsement of Chamisa’s slogan represents a significant shift in his public stance, given his close ties to the ruling party.

Minsk has reiterated that it will not enter the war despite President Lukashenko's close ties to Putin.

One of the circulators of nominating petitions for Costanzo and Dukes-Penrose as an independent conservative has close ties to South Jersey Democrats.

Over the course of both his business and political career, Katumbi has maintained close ties with Israel, where his father ultimately moved.

Ramdular was also backed by a senior RSS leader in Sonbhadra, who has close ties with BJP leaders.