Kemper was making a bold effort to muscle in on Jordan and his two associates.

However, he is overheard by the police, who persuade him to become a supergrass and inform on his associates.

The firm used the stick-and-carrot approach on their young associates.

I'm afraid I have a bad habit of imposing my own cultural norms on my associates.

Jack had to be able to rely on his associates.

The Bush administration has since imposed several sanctions on Ibrahim and his associates.

Johnson, however, is reportedly exerting pressure on Harazin and his associates to trade for somebody who can hit.

The resolution imposed sanctions on Gbagbo and his close associates.

He immediately called on his associates to hold a summit in Havana.

I've got people checking on his known associates, the places where he used to hang out.