Because of this, firstborns tend to identify more closely with their parents, conform more closely to their values and expectations, and generally identify more closely with authority than do their younger siblings.
California is identified more closely with freeways and the automobile than any other state -- it has slightly more than 15,000 miles of roads.
Mary believed in the special authenticity of amateur contributors, arguing that readers could often identify more closely with a non-professional writer.
Rembrandt deliberately botched the arm, Sebald suggested, because he identified more closely with the wronged criminal than with the surgeons who had commissioned him.
Such rebellions were usually attempted by male bondsmen and were often betrayed by house servants who identified more closely with their masters.
Nor should we overlook the truth, which some find distressing and unacceptable, that we tend to identify more closely with "people like us" - people who share our western culture.
While most voters still identified more closely with Democrats on major issues, Republicans significantly narrowed the gap, and were viewed as nearly as credible on issues like education, prescription drugs and Social Security.
In running Bread and Roses, Moe Foner has also tried to improve the image of labor unions and help members identify more closely with them and feel prouder of their work lives.
A few analysts said that Turkey, one of the few Muslim countries with warm relations with Israel, could even begin to identify more closely with Arab states in the region.
In Kentucky Rand Paul, perhaps identified more closely with the Tea Party than any other candidate, coasted to a comfortable victory, and in Florida Tea Party nominee Marco Rubio won a three-way Senate race that included the sitting Republican governor, Charlie Crist.
