real and substantial connection

be closely associated

I'm very conscious that I'm saying this as a middle-class professor, and I have close links with the Saskatchewan government at its senior levels—and there is a strong public sector administration tradition in Saskatchewan, running back to Tommy Douglas and Allan Blakeney—and that it is far from being the complete truth.

This has been strongly criticized by some, but the real reason behind it is to prevent excessive litigation and to make sure people can't be dragged into court unless there's a strong connection.

5. Calls on the US and Iran to act on the basis of their shared interest in a stable and secure Iraq and in opposition to the IS; notes, however, a close link between the situation in Iraq and that in Syria; stresses, therefore, that in order for potential cooperation between the US and Iran in Iraq to achieve tangible results, the situation in Syria needs to be simultaneously addressed, where a genuine political transition must be enacted as a matter of urgency;

35. Welcomes that the European Council stressed the key role of the common agricultural policy and cohesion policy to support the EU 2020 strategy; calls for a strong linkage between the EU 2020 strategy and cohesion policy, taking into account the huge potential impact of cohesion policy on achieving the long-term aims of the EU 2020 strategy and on tackling the effects of the financial crisis in a sustainable and social way; emphasises that cohesion policy must be a key element of the EU 2020 strategy and must be a policy for all European regions, thus further reinforcing the truly European impact of the strategy; insists that the basic principles of cohesion policy - an integrated approach, multi-level-governance and true partnership ...[+++]- play a key role in achieving the goals of the EU 2020 strategy and should thus be completely integrated in it; stresses that territorial cohesion must also be, in line with the Lisbon treaty, an integrated part of the EU 2020 strategy;