It also slowed data flows over closely linked networks and led to a massive police investigation.
All three companies are "closely linked to the Assad family, " U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague said.
Russia and China are now more closely linked economically and politically than they have ever been.
Though he is closely linked to Mr Prescott, he is keen to stress his commission's independence.
Bashir's regime is closely linked to al-Qaida, which he hosted from 1989 until 1995.
These two burdens are more closely linked than the Indian government likes to admit.
But the model fell foul of two closely linked disruptions and one implacable trend.
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This is the kind of general competency that the micro-studies find to be closely linked to productivity.
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Before long they became exclusive guilds closely linked to the people the journalists were supposed to write about.
Nowhere is the transformation more noticeable than in the prevalence of diabetes, closely linked to over-eating and obesity.
Ministers believe public sector salaries should be more closely linked to average wages in the local labour market.
The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner said the group was closely linked to al-Qaeda's franchise in north-west Africa.
The problem of policing a divided society like Northern Ireland is closely linked to the problem of decommissioning.
Democratic ideals and concepts of popular participation are closely linked with principles of competition and the free-market economy.
The Detroit firms' fortunes are even more closely linked to the general health of the economy than competitors'.
Last year he led an investigation of drug-money laundering at a bank closely linked to Panama's ruling party.
Pupils per teacher and hours devoted to study in each subject were no more closely linked to results.
Mark Abler, a Canadian writer, says the protection of endangered species is closely linked to the preservation of tongues.
He uses crude oil in his example because the two have been closely linked, with gold leading that market.
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The history of technology and Silicon Valley is closely linked to government investment and research monies sparking new industries.
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But nearly all social groups in Cuba are closely linked to the state.
Chemistry and computer science, two subjects closely linked with jobs and economic growth, remain dominated by males despite this.
Property booms are much more closely linked with credit growth than stockmarket booms.
The link between crime levels in our area are so closely linked to drugs that tackling the causes is key.
It's not clear that doctors want to be more closely linked with big pharmaceutical companies already known for their aggressive advertising.
There may be no direct impact on Scottish operations, which are more closely linked to the retail end of the business.
Today, we are just as closely linked to each other by the bonds of friendship as we were those 20 years ago.
They first appeared in 2009 and are closely linked to the global network of computers which supports the currency and its users.
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This Strategy is closely linked to the UNESCO Strategy on Human Rights.
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