Sweden also sought to maintain its traditional ties with the Western democracies.

Thus, the hospitals are relying on their traditional ties to their communities to increase donations.

Fathers with children in college should not expect the traditional tie as a gift.

Now even the people from Castrofilippo fear that their traditional ties are unraveling.

The need for wage labor in the Sierra reinforced traditional patron-client ties.

Many of the younger men eschewed traditional black tie.

Gorfe, who says he wants to bring back traditional ties of kinship so that communities work and help one another, has big plans.

The situation is made yet more complex by the traditional clan-based ties and the continuing Soviet legacy.

In contrast, much more attention should be paid to the traditional ties to Russia.

Banana reform is an area where the modern organization of world trade seems to have little regard for traditional ties between countries.