United as one group professing common tie and pursuing a common goal.

The same national pride that set North and South against each other can also create common ties.

The amalgamation created a diverse community with common historical and cultural ties, and a strong economic base.

And does this not set you farther apart from others-sacrificing knowledge for the common ties of life?

The common cultural ties are a further indication of close relations among the two sister ethnic groups.

He said his own grief has helped him to assimilate faster, to find a common social tie.

The anthology has no common theme, but conversations with several film-makers revealed a common tie.

What common tie binds the Antiques and the Volcano episodes?

These nations were often united by common linguistic, religious or family ties.

These highly unusual philanthropic connections were forged on top of more common ties of friendship and shared interests.