(1) The president, played by Martin Sheen, had to hustle to find new neckwear from someone on his staff with less than a minute to air.
(2) Photograph: Fox Searchlight Stylish neckwear The design of The Grand Budapest Hotel is perhaps Anderson’s most ambitious effort yet and, true to impeccable form, the neckwear is not found wanting.
(3) A nyone looking back at the saga of the air hostess who wanted to wear a cross with her uniform, and has finally won by invoking EU law, might wonder why on earth there should have been such a fuss about an inconspicuous little piece of neckwear.
(4) Dressed up for the occasion in fedoras, fezzes and endless varieties of neckwear, from long woollen scarves to cravats, the heaving crowds packed the streets of Cardiff to watch the newest incarnation of Doctor Who, played by Peter Capaldi , walk down the red carpet and into the world premiere of the show's eighth series.
(5) Ever since the 4-0 win over Manchester United in the quarter-final of the Carling Cup the Israeli has made a point of removing his West Ham scarf and throwing it to supporters but the club shop was unable to keep up with his repeated need for a replacement and he was unable to wear his preferred type of neckwear for last weekend's trip to Goodison Park, where West Ham conceded a last minute equaliser.
Tie
Definition:
(v. t.) A knot; a fastening.
(v. t.) A bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance.
(v. t.) A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
(v. t.) An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which prevents either party from being victorious; equality in any contest, as a race.
(v. t.) A beam or rod for holding two parts together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which support the track and keep it in place.
(v. t.) A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.
(v. t.) Low shoes fastened with lacings.
(v. t.) To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind.
(v. t.) To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord to a tree; to knit; to knot.
(v. t.) To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.
(v. t.) To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine.
(v. t.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them.
(v. t.) To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with.
(v. i.) To make a tie; to make an equal score.
Example Sentences:
(1) Behind her balcony, decorated with a flourishing pothos plant and a monarch butterfly chrysalis tied to a succulent with dental floss, sits the university’s power plant.
(2) Theresa May signals support for UK-EU membership deal Read more Faull’s fix, largely accepted by Britain, also ties the hands of national governments.
(3) The quantity of social ties, the quality of relationships as modified by type of intimate, and the baseline level of symptoms measured five years earlier were significant predictors of psychosomatic symptoms among this sample of women.
(4) They are just literally lying.” In August Microsoft severed its ties, saying Alec’s stance on climate change and several other issues “conflicted directly with Microsoft’s values”.
(5) There is a gradual loosening of the adolescent's emotional dependence on her parents and a transfer of dependency ties to peers.
(6) We have reported on a simple and secure method of tying up hair during transplantation surgery for alopecia.
(7) Maybe it’s because they are skulking, sedentary creatures, tied to their post; the theatre critic isn’t going anywhere other than the stalls, and then back home to write.
(8) Beijing has no interest in seeing strained ties affecting development plans either.” The Moranbong band was founded by Kim Jong-un , with each member reportedly selected by a leader eager to make his mark on the cultural scene.
(9) Two years ago I met a wonderful man and we now feel it’s time to tie the knot.
(10) The glory lay in the defiance, although the outcome of the tie scarcely looks promising for Arsenal when the return at Camp Nou next Tuesday is borne in mind.
(11) Alec played a role in the resignation of the UK defence secretary Liam Fox last year over his close ties to his friend Adam Werritty.
(12) The Dodgers and Braves are tied 1-1 in the third inning and the Detroit Tigers and Oakland A's ALDS will start at 9:37pm EST.
(13) And if that ties up with one another then Oscar has got a major problem."
(14) Los Angeles were relentless in their vicious pursuit of a game-tying goal on Wednesday, bidding to send Game 4 into overtime.
(15) "This is the guy we've all seen in Borders or HMV on a Friday afternoon, possibly after a drink or two, tie slightly undone, buying two CDs, a DVD and maybe a book - fifty quid's worth - and frantically computing how he's going to convince his partner that this is a really, really worthwhile investment."
(16) The levy would also confirm the dramatically changing nature of Pakistan's ties with its western partners, from a strategic alliance to a transactional relationship, with deep suspicions on both sides.
(17) Trade unions criticised the corporation’s 1% offer, tied to a minimum of just £390, for those staff earning under £50,000, calling it “completely unacceptable” .
(18) Unlike most CDU politicians, he keeps close ties to the British Conservatives despite their differences on Europe .
(19) Last week, the army major who ordered Dar to be tied to the vehicle was awarded a commendation for his counter-insurgency work in the region.
(20) He added, however, that the US would "remain the world's leading military and economic power for the next two to three decades" and he ruled out a radical shift in bilateral ties.