The case has raised the issue of gender in the tightly-knit world of Silicon Valley venture capital.

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Despite Arsenal's tightly-knit team spirit, Wenger has warned his players against the dangers of going out in large groups.

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The rest come from a tightly-knit group of local independent growers who supply the family with the best of their grapes.

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But that was not a marketplace-driven solution in the strictest sense as Morgan and his compeers were a tightly-knit oligarchy, the likes of which does not exist today.

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With hustle and heavy lifting Jatania and his tightly knit family--offspring of an Indian trader in Uganda--have cobbled together 24 product lines (350 shelf items) in 58 national markets.

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