Sentence examples for weak ties with from inspiring English sources

We are encouraged to form weak ties with strangers and acquaintances, wispy threads that snap at the slightest pressure.

American officials have acknowledged that the US military has relatively weak ties with Nigeria and unlike many other African states, the government in Abuja has shown little interest in major training programmes.

He implements this by transforming the weak ties with the people who presented him with the opportunity into strong ties.

Using data from the European car industry, Dodourova and Bevis (2014) found that SMEs have weak ties with other organizations and larger incumbents.

For example, as Burt found in [13] we observe that weak ties with small topological overlap have a higher probability to decay (see Figure 2(A)), i.e. bridges are more likely to decay while persistent ties are those embedded within communities.

Pet ownership may also promote the development of weak ties with others.

"Friendship networks," he said, "tend to be larger in younger groups, but they have weaker ties with those they talk with.

Distinctions have been drawn between the strong social ties which develop through close personal relationships such as those within families, versus weaker ties with civil organizations and other more formal groups.

While most participants described some weak ties those with limited family networks relied on neighbours and other incidental people, including social or church groups, for emotional support and connection (see Table  3).

Psychologically, network liberals are comfortable with weak ties; they are comfortable building relationships with people they disagree with.

The 2014 study "Social Interactions and Well-Being: The Surprising Power of Weak Ties" found that our daily interactions with "weak ties" (people we don't know very well) have a positive correlation with our happiness and feelings of belonging.