The U.S. government has been reluctant to press the issue of Afghanistan corruption and upset its working relationship with key Afghan officials.

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He will smooth the way for Treseder, allowing him to concentrate solely on coaching rather than logistics, and the working relationship between the two is key to the success of the programme going forward.

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The other key ingredient for a successful presidency is a close working relationship with the European Commission.

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Because it is so important, we devote a lot of time and effort to working on that relationship and discussing all the key issues that are involved in that relationship, and this is one of them.

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North Wales Plaid Cymru AM Llyr Huws Griffiths stressed that a strong and transparent working relationship between farmers and the government is key to moving the agenda forward as he called on the government to remember this when making decisions on subjects such as the eradication of TB.

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For example, if a talented person decides she wants to work at Google (GOOG), she may already be working somewhere else and is eager to establish a relationship with key executives at Google so that when she is ready to move, she will have an ally there who can help her achieve her goals.

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