Nowhere else in Europe do the ties between labor and management seem so close.

But the group's ties to organized religion seem to end there.

That the election was, instead, a tie seems to have come as a surprise to him.

But now, the new ties seem to be dominated by pragmatism.

The tie seems to operate independently of the relationship at times.

It merely makes the various par- ties seem to be the same size.

Back then, some say, wearing a suit and tie seemed like an act of defiance.

"Such ties seem to help at the most unexpected times, don't they?"

With both teams playing as if to avoid a defeat, a tie seemed unavoidable tonight.

What strange ties he did seem to have with that remote mountain village!