What we have said all along is that it sends the wrong signal and it would be a mistake to directly link, tie, or hold hostage one to the other because of the absolute necessity of raising the debt ceiling.

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Watson is even trying merchandise tie-ins with record companies to link Sunglasss image to trendsetters in the entertainment world.

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It is another link in the strong bonds of friendship that tie our two countries together.

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The link with the hijackers may look slim but the FBI have also been trying to tie Lotfi Raissi to another inmate of Belmarsh.

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When Deirdre got married she chose to tie the knot in Spain rather than be wed in the cathedral, which she will forever link to her father's murder.

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But at the same time, it's sort of a link to the past, too, and I'm not ready to break that tie.

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So, no direct, casual link between violence and games like Call of Duty, but video games can ill afford a tie to a vilified industry like guns.

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