But a number of states have passed legislation to make on-line retailers charge tax based on ties unheard of in 1992.

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He added that there would be clauses in the Pistorius-Nike contract that make clear when the athlete's behavior can allow the company to cut its ties -- and law-breaking would often be among the reasons.

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That is because the laxness or otherwise of national regimes is only one factor determining where asylum-seekers make their claims: family and cultural ties, work opportunities and language are just as important.

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We also wanted to make sure that in addition to government-to-government ties, we were initiating people-to-people ties, and so a Indian-American CEO conference took place.

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Of course, personal ties do not necessarily make Mr Kerry a fully-paid-up New Democrat like Bill Clinton.

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"The vision is established, and now they need a hard-nosed manager to manage the thing, to make the business ties, and do the selling, " he said.

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In an effort to inquire about certain reports involving Niger, CIA's counter-proliferation experts, on their own initiative, asked an individual with ties to the region to make a visit to see what he could learn.

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