The administration and history of the two groups have always been closely tied.
After my time with him I went on to meet people whose lives and work are closely tied to this important issue.
Even today the cities still see themselves as a single, closely tied community.
The history of Islam is closely tied to the political, economic, and military.
It's closely tied into why they are such high growth markets.
The line's history is closely tied to that of lines 7, 8, and 13.
The market place was also closely tied with temple administration.
The traditional economy of the village was closely tied to the lake.
The disease is closely tied to poverty and poor living conditions.
The histories of both companies were closely tied with one another.