"Because of a long affiliation with the University of Virginia, I wanted to be buried there," he said.

Mr. Bergman is best known internationally as a film director, but he also has a long affiliation with the theater company.

Coplans had a long affiliation with Artforum.

Golf Edinburgh has a long affiliation with the game.

In 1961 they began a long affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds.

However, the community had a long affiliation with the playing field and were not convinced of the need to change its name.

He began his long affiliation with the University of South Florida in 1975.

Others said that a move could hurt their businesses by disrupting long affiliations with customers.

She is an avid Liverpool fan because of her father's long affiliation with the club.

Texaco has sponsored it for 15 years, one of the longest affiliations in Nascar.