Of course, the old school tie has been a help.

校友关系当然是帮了忙的。

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This is the power of the old school tie.

这就是同学会的威力。

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That suggests that performance matters more than the old school tie.

这表明你的实际表现比学校血统更为重要。

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He had followed the girl from a bus stop and took her to a housing estate where he threatened her, stuffed a school tie in her mouth and sexually assaulted her.

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Mr Arden credited School Disco's success the strictness of its dress code, which prescribes clothing such as school tie and dark trousers for "boys", and pinafore dresses and high heels (eh?) for "girls".

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D.s, can be invaluable in terms of old-school-tie contacts.

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