The concern, he said, was rooted in part in his experience of being blacklisted in the 1950's for past Communist ties.

So did embarrassment about past ties to the Qaddafis.

Although some owners and workers have had past ties to organized crime, years of close monitoring, he said, had satisfied city officials.

It is alleged that in 2005 James sanctioned an attack on an individual who had past ties to white power politics.

Was it because he would have disclosed his past ties with the C.I.A.?

But Reeves's past ties to the Giants gave today's tidbit added bite.

Unlike Davis, Grider had no past ties to the Crump machine.

Here in Cambodia, the French are a far more visible cultural presence than the Americans, perhaps in part because of past colonial ties.

Here in Buffalo, though, residents are seeking the act's protection by soliciting the sponsorship of federal tribes that have past ties to the area.

She authored a bill, passed unanimously in 2002, forcing companies who perform contracts with the council to declare any past ties with slavery.