It is a strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties.

这是一种由亲属关系或私人关系引起的很强烈的感情。

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Contrary to common belief that social media websites such as Facebook weaken personal ties, they strengthen them in unique ways for different age groups, according to a new study.

一项新研究表明，Facebook等社交网站并不会削弱人与人之间的关系，反而会以其独特的方式加强不同年龄群体的联系，而这与人们的普遍看法相反。

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Contrary to common belief social media websites such as Facebook do not weaken personal ties, they strengthen them in unique ways for different age groups, according to a new study.

一项新研究表明，Facebook等社交网站并不会削弱人与人之间的关系，反而会以其独特的方式加强不同年龄群体的联系，而这与人们的普遍看法相反。

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This is important to remember if you want to foster personal ties between team members.

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That, plus personal ties, led Pakistan's former ruler Pervez Musharraf to come knocking in 2006.

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Its governor, Viktor Gerashchenko, enjoys close personal ties with Sberbank and adamantly defends its privileged status.

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