Sentence examples for loose link from inspiring English sources

"The primary criticism companies have with holiday bonuses is that there tends to be a loose link between someone's performance and the fact that they got a ham," he said.

Because we use a flexible, loose, link, the slider tends to move slightly, and especially spin, when the velocity aligns with the corrugations.

However, one RFLP marker, 20A5 on LG1, showed a loose link (under LOD 2.0) to ORS580 on SSR-LG14 (data not shown).

Moreover, self assessments of this type suffer in the area of criterion validity as there is a loose link between self-perception and objective assessment [ 22].

He maintained loose links with Russian astronomers, in spite of many obstacles when the cold war was still on.

American commanders in Iraq have claimed the violence is primarily the work of outsiders, Islamic terrorists with at least loose links to Al Qaeda.

A Libyan-based group, Ansar al-Shariah, which the US describes as having loose links with al-Qaida sympathisers in north Africa, is being blamed for the Benghazi attack, which killed the US ambassador, Chris Stevens.

Even though some of its leading members, like Mr. Jarba, have been imprisoned by the Assad government, the coalition has loose links to many of the rebel fighters on the ground.

So far, Mr. Tenet said, there are "very few" signs of coordination in the anti-American campaign between former members of Mr. Hussein's government and political party and foreign fighters like Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian with loose links to Osama bin Laden.

Indeed, it can scarcely be called a span of control any longer; it is more a span of loose links and alliances.More management ideasThis article is adapted from "The Economist Guide to Management Ideas and Gurus", by Tim Hindle (Profile Books; 322 pages; £20).

Another possible topology is a structure that links several small densely connected components with loose linked edges.