Apart from their role in maintaining good relations between a ruler and his chief associates, coral beads, like cowrie shells, served as media of exchange.

Someone who had no love lost between himself and his associates.

The murder of Lima was a turning point in relations between the Mafia and its political associates.

The crew spent 14 hours at the restaurant shooting four scenes, one of which involved a "business meeting" between Tony Soprano and his associates.

His mere presence even causes an argument and a fight between Caesar's associates.

I've listened to conversations between Kelburney and his closest associates, and there was no hint of this till it happened.

Between themselves and their associates, they sometimes had press releases in the media refuting official state announcements before the official announcement was issued.

As a consequence, he decided to distribute his other boxers between his close associates, including Ramos.

The day's situations - both ongoing events and the relationships between these five characters and their associates - form the basis for the season's subplots.

Some of the contacts led to meetings between Clark and his former associates for the purpose of compiling commentaries on their shared experiences.