And the stability of Asia -- economically, politically and militarily, is inextricably entwined with the stability and direction of China.

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The tournament is also entwined with local religious practices, social gatherings, family visits and festivities at home and in the open air.

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Its economy is too entwined with the world's trading system, and international financial markets, for it to eschew any interest in, or influence on, the rest of the world.

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Officially privatized in 2000, NITC is nonetheless much entwined with the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company, or NIOC.

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Entwined with this plot is a love story in which Wallace finds a soul mate.

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