The phrase "affiliation toward" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It can be used when discussing a person's connection or relationship to a group, organization, or ideology.
Example: "Her affiliation toward the environmental movement has influenced her career choices."
Alternatives: "affiliation with" or "association with".
Paukner, A., Suomi, S., Visalberghi, E. & Ferrari, P. Capuchin monkeys display affiliation toward humans who imitate them.
CHICAGO — The dismal fiscal situation in many states is forcing governors, despite their party affiliation, toward a consensus on what medicine is needed going forward.
"What we know is that just the act of voting for a candidate seems to increase your affiliation toward that political party over time and makes you a more habitual voter over time," said Blackwell.
Patient race/ethnicity has been associated with physicians' assessment of patient intelligence, feelings of affiliation toward the patient, and beliefs about the patients' likelihood of risk behavior and adherence with medical advice (16, 17).
The government's claim of Mr. Hanley's gang affiliation appears toward the bottom of a letter by an assistant United States attorney in Brooklyn requesting that the court order Mr. Hanley and his two co-defendants held without bail.
While many people appreciate the trajectory and influence of the Religious Right in the aftermath of cultural tumult associated with the 60s, the current trend away from religious affiliations and toward a more ill-defined spirituality suggests that the spirit of that era lives on.
This finding confirms our hypothesis that political affiliation and attitudes toward evolution continue to be intertwined, sometimes acting as a barrier toward acceptance of evolutionary theory.
Work toward affiliation began in 2015.
Pew survey data suggest that education, age, and political affiliation influence attitudes toward Muslims; people with a college degree, young people, and Democrats are three demographic groups that report more generally favorable than unfavorable views of Islam and Muslims.
A fierce defender of what he considered the traditional prerogatives of his patriarchate, Diodoros clashed with the patriarch of Antioch and other Orthodox leaders over his efforts toward affiliation with local churches in Australia and North America, and his assertion of traditional rights over Russian and other Orthodox church properties within his jurisdiction.
Although more research is needed to explicate the relation between political affiliation and attitudes toward evolution, it is clear that the former influences the latter and that there continues to be overwhelming resistances toward the use of evolution both by liberals as well as conservatives, especially for those who find themselves on the extremes of the continuum.
