So the local Association clearly felt they should take their time before coming to a decision.

Instead, each local association was to act on its own.

Still, a major focus during the year are the local associations.

The basic unit of the party is the local association.

The local home builders' association, he said, has only half its previous members.

We'd been out late, at a dinner given by the local Native association's board of directors.

There is also a large number of regional and local associations.

As a result, he is the only Russian board member of the local civic association.

Prior to this it had 6000 local associations in Germany.

And he was dismissed as chairman of a local patriotic association.