"I want to speak with an old associate," he explained.

Not even the most minimal of brain activity to indicate anything other than that her old associate was dead.

And if that doesn't work, we'll move in on one of the older associates.

He also meets with Riley, an old associate, to ask him to help fund the plan.

I am going to take a dozen or so of our old associates with me.

His old associates were watched, but they kept clear of him.

He imprudently puts himself into the power of the young man and his older associate.

But there were plenty of old associates on hand.

An old associate of the former mayor turned to a reporter.

But it is not clear, from talking to his family and oldest associates, that this would necessarily help.