Mr Bush has established a friendly relationship with the press corps, a group that he initially tried to micromanage and spoon-feed.

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Although Mikati sought to distance Lebanon from Syria, he once entertained an openly friendly relationship with Bashar al-Assad, before Assad succeeded his father in 2000.

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Woods and Garcia have never had a friendly relationship.

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All it takes is one friendly relationship.

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"Only when the Japanese government faces history with the right attitude and can profoundly reflect on the history will it march toward the future and develop a friendly and cooperative relationship with its neighboring countries and China, " Ms. Hua said Monday.

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Though Tam described their relationship as friendly, in a recent instant-message interview his tone was harsh.

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If your relationship is friendly, go to a well-lit bar and remember to drink responsibly.

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He was unwilling to acknowledge my perception that my relationship with my stepdaughter was friendly yet superficial, and just not as intimate as I expected it to be given the time we spent together.

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My relationship with the Prime Minister is very open and friendly.

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Firms have traditionally been protected by their relationship with their bank and by cross-shareholdings held by friendly companies.

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