Society was bound by close cultural ties, whether national, ethnic, or religious.
The Web masters also say that their news is more local than even that provided by their local newspapers, and that their information is delivered in a more timely manner, because the Web is not bound by traditional print deadlines.
While baseball's goal is to have a decision by September, top officials do not feel bound by a deadline.
Those organizations were not bound by the June 30 deadline for getting their projects approved, so metropolitan areas could eventually see their share of the transportation money go up.
It is not clear whether Mr. Bush will feel bound by the original deadline of Monday, March 17, if the Security Council does not adopt a new resolution.
But they were close, bound by the triumphs and anxieties of their work.
In a ruling last week, Judge Hellerstein said that while he was sympathetic to those concerns, he was bound by the one-year legal deadline.
The judge said he was sympathetic to the plight of the families, but was bound by a one-year legal deadline for filing suits against the authority, which in the case of the terror attack is Sept. 10, next Tuesday.
A painting is ultimately a closed world, bound by its frame -- a self-contained story that begins and ends.
The FDA is not bound by the panel's recommendation and has no deadline to take any action.
A close friend of Prof Zhang said he was bound by a confidentiality agreement, but had felt ill-treated by the university.
