1.   As younger members of the family moved away, the family ties began to weaken.

2.   Family ties have been weakened by older people living apart from their children.

3.   Sometimes it is necessary to break family ties in order to protect the child.

4.   Strong family ties still linked them together.

5.   The social relationships engaged in by Margaret Nicholson include a wide variety of friends and the stress on family ties is missing.

6.   These burials reflect the family ties of ancient settlements and their nurturing of links between the living and the dead.

7.   Of course, other factors, such as job opportunities, friendship and family ties, typically play their part.

8.   It just pulls you back to family ties and roots.

9.   Among other things, the Bohemians advocated the severance of family ties, outrageous behavior and free love.

10.   An anomaly in Hollywood for his uneventful personal life and close family ties, Bridges is just as unusual for his accomplished artistry beyond his movie career.