The key to his power was that he had a particularly solid connection to the money side of politics.
They got good grades in school, established solid social connections, joined fine companies, medical practices, and law firms.
No solid connection had been made between Olie and the crime.
He felt like they'd crossed some barrier, made some slightly more solid connection.
As this show makes clear, he has a warm eye and a solid connection with things as they are.
In the book (can't remember the title) the author makes the point that we don't normally experience a solid real-time connection to our bodies.
He had solid connections in all three areas.
The film makes a solid connection with time and place, but the story never comes to life.
"Our first solid connection to the murders, and we let her get away."
The hand came out clasping a seat, ripped from its solid connections to the floor, and he looked at it.