The phrase "a tight bond" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a strong and close relationship between people, animals, or even concepts.
Example: "The two friends shared a tight bond that had developed over many years of friendship."
Alternatives: "a strong connection" or "a close relationship."
A tight bond had grown between the two crews after sharing thousands of nautical miles sailing against each other.
Though Ms. Rice has a tight bond with Mr. Bush, the president-elect decided not to give her cabinet rank.
Mr. Rove has been seeking to forge a tight bond with steelworkers, and Mr. Marty offered hope.
Similarly, Steve Dickey and Brian Wakefield formed a tight bond during their seven-year partnership, and they also have bonded — in their case, teeth.
From opposite political traditions with distinct experiences and worldviews, the two have forged a tight bond, often excluding the rest of the Israeli leadership.
As the leader in a harmonious clubhouse, Larkin will be an important link for Junior and there is already a tight bond.
This suggests to me a companion move The Times should make, one that would help secure a tighter bond with its audience: publishing The Times's journalism policies in a searchable format and in a visible location on NYTimes.com.
Granted, the Taliban's underground judicial system may not be as expensive to operate as a hospital or a garbage pickup service, but it has the same effect of forging a tighter bond of between the operation and its constituents.
This isn't a topic that advocates for gay rights or their many black supporters relish discussing, because it focuses on a wedge where they wish there was a tighter bond.
The good will was a welcome departure from the notorious low points between the neighbors — most notably the massacre of thousands of Haitians by the Dominican military in 1937 — and raised hopes of a tighter bond.
