closer connection

collocation in English

meaningsofcloseandconnection

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close
adjective
uk
/kləʊs/us
/kloʊs/
having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, ...
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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 ofcloseandconnectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcloser connection

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In the physics literature there appears to be an assumption of acloserconnectionbetween molecular dynamics and thermostatted molecular dynamics.
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However, embodiment of cognitive development would require acloserconnectionbetween the dynamical field interactions and the physiology of the cerebral cortex.
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Finally, the results point to acloserconnectionbetween the notions of higher-order and multidimensional than on the surface would appear to be the case.
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For example, it is largely unclear how strong the lexical-phonological interaction might be or whether there may be acloserconnectionfor some children than others.
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The two need to be married together, because one of the developments of the future is acloserconnectionbetween electronics and machine tools.
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They would like something a bit more spicy for their money or something more local with which they can have acloserconnection.
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I do not think that we should draw anycloserconnectionbetween these two events than there is.
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A great deal has been said about the difficulty of bringing the buyer and the producer intocloserconnection.
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There must be a very muchcloserconnectionbetween education and industry in future than there has been in the past.
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It will bring about a muchcloserconnectionbetween the use of services and paying for services.
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We need to consider them more in terms of acloserconnectionbetween them, the domiciliary services and the general practitioner.
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It seemed to me that consultation and the bringing of users intocloserconnectionwith the docks would have been particularly helpful at that time.
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Whatcloserconnectioncould there be to the learning and skills council than "skills"?
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Some of us have perhaps had acloserconnectionwith it.
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Secondly, there should be acloserconnectionbetween the auxiliary squadrons and the regular squadrons than there was before the war.
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That might bring about acloserconnectionbetween local democratically elected representatives and the operation of the water industry.
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I believe that in future there needs to be a slightlycloserconnectionbetween industry and education than has been the case in the past.
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How is thiscloserconnectionto be brought about?
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I do not think that anycloserconnectionis justified.
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This is where we need acloserconnection, because the home help is provided by the local health authority.
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