In 1973 sociologist Mark Granovetter showed how the loose acquaintances, or "weak ties", in our social network exert a disproportionate influence over our behaviour and choices.

1973年，社会学家马克·格兰诺维特指出，在我们的社交网络中，关系松散的熟人或“弱关系”对我们的行为和选择产生了不成比例的影响。

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Stanford sociologist Mark Granovetter discovered that many people find jobs not through their nearest and dearest but from "weak" connections: acquaintances and friends of friends.

斯坦福社会学家Mark Granovetter发现许多人并不是通过他们最近和最亲的人找到工作，而是通过“微弱的”人际关系：泛泛之交和朋友的朋友。

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The piling up of conditions and reservations, though a mark of subtlety, makes him seem vacillating and weak.

他会把种种条件和限制堆砌在一起，尽管这样讲话标志着他的细腻敏锐，但也使他显得优柔寡断、软弱无力。

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Jermaine Johnson was a lively presence on the right flank and forced a decent save from the excellent Julian Speroni, who also held a weak Mark Beevers header and a poor Luke Varney strike.

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Weak traffic and off-mark products led to slower than expected sales in May, when wet, chilly weather may have provided too weak inspiration for consumers to start shopping for summer items, analysts at RBC Capital Markets say.

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Mark Loretta, the weak hitting second baseman, dug in at the batter's box.

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