Most of these perturbations are tied either directly or indirectly to human fossil fuel combustion, fertilizer use, and industrial activity.

The panel's list would also eliminate about 50,000 additional civilian and military jobs that are directly or indirectly tied to the bases.

"He's indirectly tied to yesterday."

There were now five hundred confirmed cases, each of which had been tied directly or indirectly to eighteen trade shows.

Because his visit is tied indirectly to Mr. Yeltsin's re-election hopes, Mr. Clinton may be reluctant to deliver some tough but necessary messages.

Computer security experts have estimated that as many as 60,000 computers are directly or indirectly tied to the Department of Defense computer network.

Which means that the tens of thousands of jobs that are directly or indirectly tied to the port will come back, and probably fairly quickly.

But Senator Boxer has said that as many as 200,000 jobs directly or indirectly tied to the bases would be lost.

Compensation for many corporate executives is directly or indirectly tied to stock market performance through options, employee share-purchase programs and other means.

The country lost an additional $40 million in suspended loans from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund that were indirectly tied to United States aid.