The walls are held together with metal ties placed in the wet mortar as the walls are built.

Ismailis have marked the Jubilees of their Imāms with public celebrations, which are symbolic affirmations of the ties that link the Ismāʿīlī Imām and his followers.

There are close cultural ties between modern day Canada and the United States, advanced in large part because both nations predominately speak English.

There are also historical ties between the respective Francophone populations.

Vasea of Cyprus are broadly divided into two main ethnic communities, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, who share many customs but maintain distinct identities based on ethnicity, religion, language, and close ties with their respective motherlands.

While this prohibition remained in force in general throughout the middle and early modern ages, this is no longer the case and Western women are often seen wearing trousers, ties, and men's hats.

If two groups differ only in isotopes, atomic masses are used at each step to break ties in atomic number.

The Canadian Great Lakes region has similarities to that of the Upper Midwest & Great Lakes region and / or Yooper dialect ( in particular Michigan which has extensive cultural and economic ties with Ontario ), while the phonological system of western Canadian English is virtually identical to that of the Pacific Northwest of the United States, and the phonetics are similar.

There are approximately 15, 000-20, 000 Roma people with historical ties to Denmark, excluding recent immigrants and their immediate descendants.

Egypt and Sudan have enjoyed intimate and longstanding historical ties, seeing as they are each other's closest allies in the North African region.

The two countries are connected by various cultural ties, and political aspirations. Sudan showed great solidarity with Egypt in its Camp David peace initiatives with Israel in the late 1970s.

As part of its military ties with El Salvador, the ROC sold T-65 Assault Rifles to El Salvador during the 1970s and 1980s, which are used by the National Civilian Police, and trained Salvadorian military officers during the civil war.

After a high-level delegation to the Sudan from the Eritrean Ministry of Foreign Affairs ties are being normalized.

Israeli-Eritrean ties are complicated by Israel's close ties to Ethiopia, who have shared an unfriendly dyad with Eritrea for a long time.

There are strong historical and scientific ties between ecology, environmental management, and protection.

Towards the end, the alternates were very distant cousins counted in degrees of male descent ( but all that time, intermarriages occurred within the imperial house, thus they were close cousins if female ties are counted ).

There are also military ties between Afghanistan and India, which is expected to increase after the October 2011 strategic pact that was signed by President Karzai and Manmohan Singh.

The two countries are also economically interdependent: 8. 8 % of German exports are U. S .- bound and 6. 6 % of German imports originate from the U. S. Other signs of the close ties include the continuing position of German-Americans as the largest ethnic group in the U. S. and the status of Ramstein Air Base ( near Kaiserslautern ) as the largest U. S. military community outside the U. S.

They were: how strong is the area as an independent centre in its own right ; how strong are its ties to London ; and how strongly is it drawn outwards towards the country rather than inwards towards London.

Italy's closest trade ties are with the other countries of the European Union, with whom it conducts about 59 % of its total trade.

Both countries are characterized by their active role in the Asia-Pacific community, as well as a relationship consisting of important economic, political, and socio-cultural ties.

Historically, Jamaica has had close ties with the UK, but trade, financial, and cultural relations with the United States are now predominant.

The Jagiellon dynasty period brought close ties with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, cultural development and territorial expansion, culminating in the establishment of the Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569.

After forming close ties and establishing diplomatic relations with Tuscany, he brought in architects, irrigation engineers, and agricultural experts from Italy in an effort to promote prosperity in the country.

The resignation and exile of Charles Taylor in 2003 brought changes in diplomatic ties between the United States and Liberia.

It was one of the first occasions that a RICO indictment was brought against an individual with no ties to organized crime.

The Conquest brought the kingdom into closer contact with France and forged ties between France and England that lasted throughout the Middle Ages.

Douglas Guthrie distinguishes between guanxi and guanxixue (, the ' art ' or ' knowledge ' of guanxi ), as the former is considered in the modern Chinese society as common inter-personal ties that reflect the Chinese nature, while the latter represents the manipulation and corruption brought about by a selfish and sometimes illegal utilization of guanxi.

A sapling of one of the English Oaks was brought back from Gilwell Park and planted at Camp Hook to signify the ties between Scouting in the US and the worldwide movement.

The new album brought another new look, with the band pictured on the sleeve wearing ties, pin-striped suits, and with neatly combed hair, what Rowland described as " so clean and simple ; it's a much more adult approach now ".

The ties between Germany and the United States having been historically strong has brought about a number of important literary authors.

Starting with the front, the ties are brought around the waist and crossed over the top of the knot of the obi.

The hakama-dome is then tucked behind the obi, the koshi-ita is adjusted, and the rear ties brought to the front and tied in a variety of ways.

As with men's hakama, the front ties are first brought to the back, then to the front, then tied at the back in a knot.

Development and production contracts brought staff of several companies on site, and extramural contracts strengthened ties with industry still further.

This brought about intense ties and reinforced inter-clan cohesion.

In 1482, Lorenzo il Magnifico arranged for the marriage between the young Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco and Semiramide Appiano, daughter of the Appiani lord Jacopo III of Piombino, who brought not only lucrative commercial ties but also political connections ( the Appiani were related by marriage to the Aragonese of Naples ).

His uncle Hussein Kamel was declared Sultan of Egypt by the British, who declared severance of the nominal ties of Egypt and Sudan to the Ottoman Empire ( at least arguably invalid under international law, which did / does not allow acquisition of title to territory unless the existing sovereign, i. e., the Ottoman Empire, cedes it ), and brought an end to the use of the title of Khedive.

In the late Roman Republic men like Gaius Marius along with his army of devoted scholars were populist commanders who had strong personal ties with their soldiers, and imagery of revived Roman values is often brought to bear in support of caudillismo.

Cisneros ' ties to business also helped him establish an education partnership that brought together the city, the local colleges and universities, local business, and various community organizations.

For the song " Living Without You ", the band was brought out wearing white zoot suit dinner jackets with red velvet bow ties.

Although the story evokes universal themes of romance and love, it also examines the properties of the " Australian character ": existential isolation ( brought on by both geographical and environmental conditions ) and strong cultural ties to Great Britain.

Marshal Josip Broz Tito ( 1892 – 1980 ), later rejected the idea of merging with Bulgaria, and instead sought closer relations with the West, later even creating the Non-Aligned Movement, which brought them closer ties with third world countries.

In issue # 202, it is revealed that Arclight brought down the Wohnhaus Strucker, a building that has ties to the future.

Until the 20th century it was common for many Cedrenses, much like most poor in the Azores, to travel shoeless, and brought their shoes, ties and some clothing in a satchel when traveling to the " cosmopolitan " community of Santa Cruz.

The Malaysia-Singapore Second Crossing heralded a new era in bilateral relations, and brought with it the promise of improved economic and social ties.