1.   And every decision has a rational and an emotional connection.

2.   And so the emotional connection between fans and professional sports has waned.

3.   And the point of the story, which gradually emerges in both book and film, is that emotional connections can be as strong as blood ties.

4.   As long as the emotional connection exists, fragrance will be as much of a modern mating ritual as kissing.

5.   Absentee parenthood can take many forms, from abandonment with no contact to semi-regular visits with no emotional connection.

6.   But her take on the century is that emotional connections matter more than all the hoopla historians pay attention to.

7.   But in mother-son scenes that cry out for an emotional connection, Garcia can manage only a bland, shifty-eyed discomfort.

8.   But it can also be honest and grounded, with emotional connections among the characters that hint at depth.

9.   But the emotional connection shared between the players remains, as does their virtual identities.

10.   But some said the emotional connection was impossible to ignore.