The phrase "a close affinity between" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a strong connection or relationship between two or more entities, such as people, ideas, or concepts.
Example: "There is a close affinity between art and culture, as they both influence and shape each other."
Alternatives: "a strong connection between" or "a deep bond between".
There has been a close affinity between Liverpool FC and Celtic since the latter's staging of a memorial match two weeks after the tragedy in 1989 in which 96 people lost their lives.
Hence there is a close affinity between terrorism and torture.
That there is, nevertheless, a close affinity between the Republic and the project Plato meant to pursue in the Timaeus and its intended sequels is clearly indicated in the preface to the Timaeus.
These considerations indicate a close affinity between 2 and 3 John, while 2 John is more strongly connected to 1 John that is 3 John.
As noted in the introduction, a close affinity between Anhingidae and Phalacrocoracidae has generally been accepted as uncontroversial, with the exception of several mitochondrial datasets that recovered an unconventional sister taxon relationship between Anhingidae and Sulidae [2], [17].
Analysis of the partial cox2 sequence, however, did not support a close affinity between Dinidoridae and Tessaratomidae [ 12].
We have seen that both Code and Montmarquet argue for a closer affinity between virtue epistemology and Aristotle's theory of the moral virtues.
In contrast to those studies that group Aotus within Cebidae [ 23, 67, 68], we find a closer affinity between Aotus and Atelidae, in part reviving Rosenberger's arrangement.
A closer relationship between J. bermudiana and J. virginiana has weak bootstrap support (BS = 48%) in our analysis, although previous analyses suggested a closer affinity between J. virginiana and J. scopulorum (Adams and Schwarzbach 2013).
Our finding contradicts a phylogenetic study based on ITS sequences in 12 Italian oak taxa that showed a closer affinity between the two species as compared to Q. petraea and Q. pubescens [ 34].
According to Schwarz's taxonomical scheme [ 35] both species are grouped in section Dascia which may indicate a closer affinity between Q. pubescens and Q. frainetto and a higher propensity for hybridization relative to other species.
