• Even Russia, although it has a nominally independent central bank and currency, in practice keeps the ruble in a close relationship with the dollar and euro.

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  • And, in our existing close relationship with parents and families... we have a massive opportunity.

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  • In recent years, Abdirahman said he's actually matured, in part thanks to a close relationship with Bernard Lagat, a two-time Olympic medalist in the 1, 500 meters.

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  • If Andreessen gets in, Silver Lake has a better chance of muscling in thanks to their close relationship with Andreessen Horowitz.

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  • The 51-year-old former Fed governor and Princeton University economist was considered a top candidate, in part, because of his close relationship with Mr. Bush, who named Bernanke to the Fed Board in 2002 and chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers earlier this year.

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  • The industry body has drawn criticism in the past for its overly close relationship with Microsoft.

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  • The Register is reporting that PA Semi had a close relationship with Apple in the months prior to the switch, and that the two companies were working together to gauge the feasibility of running native PowerPC-coded software on 2GHz dual-core chips that PA Semi claims run at only a third of the 21 to 25 watts consumed by Intel's Core Duo models.

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  • He doesn't think the close relationship with Israel is in America's best interests.

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  • Russia and Iran are allies in many spheres, and both have a close relationship with Armenia.

    BBC: Chechnya making regional waves

  • In military operations (especially in the Balkans), Britain enjoys a close relationship with France, the only other European country that aspires to project power over long distances.

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  • For its part Syria is striving to obtain international recognition for Hamas in the hope that it would grant Damascus a position of influence in any future diplomatic process thanks to its close relationship with the Palestinian group.

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  • The commitment -- I mean, the longstanding commitment is embedded in the nature of the relationship with our very close ally.

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  • Most worryingly, wiretapped conversations published in the Italian press suggested the governor had a close relationship with BPI and its boss (until recently), Gianpiero Fiorani.

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  • France is the former colonial power of many countries in west and central Africa and it maintained a close relationship with most local administrations, even those not always popular with the people.

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  • The current reluctance of mainstream politics to talk about these scenarios flies in the face of British opinion poll results suggesting a strong - even a majority - interest in leaving the EU if a close relationship can be maintained with Europe.

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  • Americans are coming to terms with the fact that a broad, decade-long security relationship with Pakistan, seen as essential to producing stability in Afghanistan, is coming to a close with little to show for it.

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  • Downing Street did not want to comment on those reports but said Ms Rice had a close relationship with British ministers and was held in high regard by Mr Blair.

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  • Looking at how the ruble had fared in comparison to the US dollar, it certainly seemed as if, before the crisis, the ruble moved in very close tandem with the price of oil while this relationship had become substantially weaker ever since.

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  • The prosecution allege that Mr Tatar assisted Mr Nadir in the dishonest movement of money from PPI and enjoyed a close working relationship with the Polly Peck boss.

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  • The oil companies, especially one particular - one company in particular, have been under a lot of scrutiny for their too close relationship with a lot of politicians.

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  • Obviously we are -- we have and enjoy an extremely strong and close relationship with the Republic of Korea, and we are in consultation with them as they contemplate their next steps.

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  • By long-standing tradition, newly elected Mexican presidents hold early meetings with the United States, in part because it symbolizes the close relationship between our two countries.

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  • But, again, if Syria continues to have a relationship with Russia, if Russia continues to have, again, a close relationship with the future government of Syria, that would be in the natural decision-making of two sovereign nations.

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  • At Westminster he has developed a close working relationship with the Liberal Democrats, and with the Progressive Democrats in the Irish Republic.

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  • Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon, 47, talks about her close relationship with Vidal Sassoon financial partner Tom Yeardye, who passed away in 2004 at age 73 here.

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  • Given my close working relationship with risk, I decided to check out its official meaning in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary.

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  • Turkey has around 1, 800 soldiers serving with Nato forces in Afghanistan, but their mission is confined to patrols and Turkey has long had a close relationship with Kabul.

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  • The close relationship between Diller and Malone reportedly began to sour after IAC's stock price stalled in 2003, with the two disagreeing over deal structuring and financial issues.

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