These rails were 30 feet (9 meters) long and on top of 8-inch by 6-inch ties.

I had lived so long among these kind people that they seemed joined to me by ties closer than those of mere friendship.

Despite some improvements, the armed forces promote largely by old-school ties.

Not even to Applehead, bound to him by closer ties than anyone there, did he ever reveal his thoughts completely.

Most attach to the saddle by straps and ties.

Blood brothers and sisters, bound to me by ties stronger than love or family, life or death.

Appropriately, my royal connections were both less impressive and offset by equally strong democratic ties.

But the court did not define what it meant by "close ties."

His young companion felt herself more and more attached to him by other ties than gratitude.

The act provided selection of government employees by competitive exams, rather than ties to politicians or political affiliation.