personal connection

collocation in English

meaningsofpersonalandconnection

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personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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connection
noun
uk
/kəˈnek.ʃən/us
/kəˈnek.ʃən/
the state of being related to someone or ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandconnectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpersonal connection

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I have apersonalconnectionwith this story.
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Applicants designated as homeless in one authority could only be made offers in the locality in which the applicant had a 'personalconnection'.
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The connection displayed is more about "connections" in the sense of knowing someone with status than making apersonalconnection.
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In order to address these challenges, the human voice was chosen as a musical source that can providepersonalconnectionas well as rich transformability.
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However, the system was not able to provide strong idiosyncratic andpersonalconnectionbetween performers and their musical product.
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And there is certainly enough evidence to suggest some sort ofpersonalconnection.
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Thirdly, it shows howpersonalconnectionsecured architectural patronage in this period.
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Some were able to draw onpersonalconnectionwhile others because of their social rank sought relief from parliament.
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Theirpersonalconnectioncan be dealt with briefly.
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Studying their books and their commentaries is insufficient, he said; a direct andpersonalconnectionwith them is required.
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The representative democracy that we have enjoyed over the years ensures that there is a directpersonalconnectionbetween a locality and the elected representative.
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I understand, however, that flour millers in the interest of theirpersonalconnectionhave always endeavoured.
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I have a particular andpersonalconnectionwith the issue of the disposal of nuclear waste.
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I have nopersonalconnectionwith the organisation.
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Those who have anypersonalconnectionwith trade and industry know that the vast majority of our exports got away during that period.
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Provided that it has nopersonalconnectionwith its predecessor, that would be an extremely good idea.
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I am going to discuss shipping problems, and to deal with them quite independently of what may be mypersonalconnectionwith them.
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I have apersonalconnectionwith issues concerning betting shops which goes back a long time.
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I speak without anypersonalconnectionwith this matter.
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In addition to that closepersonalconnection, their fathers and their brothers who remained at home were also members of the trade union movement.
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