family ties

Assiya's saga began a year ago when a woman who was a family friend sold her to two criminals who had family ties to prominent politicians.

A week or so of relaxing vacation can be a great way to tie up family ties.

Studying home economics to set up the concept of family ties.

Still, the trend across the Middle East is for continued close family ties among the old and the young.

Family ties are sacrosanct and, even in the midst of a bitter family feud, kin will ultimately always look out for kin.

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be that their family ties are not as close as ours.

The case of missing Methuselahs has sparked a debate across Japan on the state of family ties.

Family Ties. That's good. You like the family related shows. Was it difficult at home? Was that what you are saying?

"Family [ties] will come in as a tie-breaker, " Chertoff said in a White House briefing May 17.

In the world of Uzbek politics, family ties are never far from the surface.

Affection in my next walk, I see the countless family ties burdens, cause the top of my walk, I saw, the cause of the crowds on the road.

At the local level, officials with real power are often connected with manufacturers through family ties or economic connections.

I think people miss shows like 'The Cosby Show' and 'Family Ties' that showed true family values.

Family ties, paternal and maternal, determine membership and position within the fraternity.

In every way, Harry does this, from his family ties to his self-sacrificial actions.

He shows how Jesus mixed compassion for children and their parents with insistence that ultimately, obedience to God supersedes family ties.

"This suggests that family ties were close and respected even in death, " added Humphrey, who was not involved with the research.

I quit my job, covered long distance races, met new people, rekindled friendships, family ties and came across new business opportunities.

She encourages strong family ties as a counter to the relentless purchase to acquire "stuff" .

But he insists there are other ways of getting known too - fame, even infamy, can be a substitute for family ties.

Immigrants traditionally take two paths to reaching this country: Family ties or employment opportunities.

Those that have sought to maintain traditional family ties have seen fertility collapse.

In his scheme of things, Harold rates family ties for above professional ambitions.

These burials reflect the family ties of ancient settlements and their nurturing of links between the living and the dead.

Here, government connections and family ties can trump decades of banking experience and western swagger.

Another proverb is "Blood is thicker than water. " This means family ties are stronger than other relationships.

No family ties and friendship, the world would be a lonely and dark.

Westerner with family ties in Fujian province, to the south of Zhejiang, says he is constantly presented with opportunities.

Obeying one's parents is central to Pakistani culture. Family ties are considered more important than love.

in effect, it is the party, linked to China's power structure through financial connections or family ties.

Coercion can also fray family ties and undermine the child's self-esteem.

They rather believe in building alliances, something like close knitted family ties.

Daily social relations are always dominated by family ties.

than water. This means family ties are stronger than other relationships.

It is interesting how even the closest of family ties dwindle into habitual friendship.

The people have preserved the tradition of close family ties, respect for elders, reverence for Buddhism and simple native dress.

Family ties, good health, a pleasant natural environment, freedom from conflict: all these count in the equation.

Z. G. seems less interested in family ties than in teaching Joy about the new, Mao-sanctioned forms of art.

Find family ties with your heroes, your friends and the past.

Our work is important, but maintaining family ties is important also.

It makes us feel the strong family ties, friendship and the sweet of the ups and downs of love in order to go after the treasure.

Is it money, social standing, family ties that hold you? And where -- if anywhere -- is love?

Strong family ties still linked them together.

Some Americans may select a country in which they have family ties or one they have visited.

When family ties broke down, so did your chances of survival.

Keaton, the conservative teen he portrayed on the 1980s sitcom Family Ties.

The students also blamed this rebelliousness on "the terrible age we live in" and the "looseness of family ties. "

"You can substitute these things, " she says. "People who have a lot of friends may not need a lot of family ties. "

Parenthood is not only the most fundamental family ties but also the most nearest lineal relatives by blood.

Results: Experience the definition of family ties, I have a deep affection for all levels of society understand the meaning.

At the same time, he was finishing up his final season on 'Family Ties. '

This is a sign of brotherly familiarity, representing the importance of family ties.

He doesn't want to live in London because of his family ties in Newcastle.

To my dismay, the leader of the rebellion is my sister the Necromancer, with whom my family ties are very strong.

I have no family ties.

But however strong his family ties, he is unlikely to get deeply embroiled.

Reunion dinners deepen family ties, while the exchange of gifts and greetings enhances relations between friends.

Reunion dinner helps us deepen family ties while the exchange of gifts and greetings enhances relations between friends.

I like Italy and Italian football, plus I have family ties to the country.

The severance of diplomatic relations, of communications, of family ties

In suburbs where family ties are low, 'n suicides on the rise

Poll: Family ties key to youth happiness

Family Ties Key to Youth Happiness

Because there are family ties to tie him down, once the pain of loss will be