1.   Even the most trenchant sword could not sever the bonds of loyalty between them.

2.   At least temporarily, that bond has been severed.

3.   But in an excess of misguided professionalism, he argues, they have severed that bond.

4.   But now at least the business bonds have been severed.

5.   Crucial scenes in both novellas sever the bonds of trust and security between the boys and their fathers.

6.   He said the proximity to Mexico prevented many from severing their bonds.

7.   The word of command, which has its habitat in public service, would sever the bonds of mutual confidence if it were spoken in the family.

8.   Their parents would not come on Christmas, nurses said, because they were trying to sever emotional bonds to babies whose first Christmas would likely be their last.