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But even if the program succeeds in its immediate objective, it is clear that the whole closely knit fabric of life has been ripped apart. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z
Sorted by sophisticated scientific data, communities are more closely knit than most families, with quickly growing networks that span nations. The best science fiction and fantasy novels for April 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z
Like Sid Caesar's legendary "Your Show of Shows," it's broadcast live out of technological necessity, but more closely knit into the public moment because of it — shows that wrote themselves into history while you watched. At 40, 'Saturday Night Live' is still in its prime 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z
While they and family members stripped ugly wallpaper and fantasized about airy rooms full of interesting guests, they had already been visited by countless curiosity seekers from the closely knit community. Back From the Dark, With a Fairy Godmother?s Help 2011-03-31T21:07:01Z
In this closely knit society, keeping up appearances is everything. Review: Wrestling With Gay Identity and Parental Wishes in ‘Spa Night’ 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z
The profuse closely knit motifs of “King and Queen of Diamonds” are all cut from magazines and newspapers, as are those in the relatively spare “Illusionists at 4 PM,” of 1967. Visions of Life, Built From Bits and Pieces 2011-03-31T23:00:12Z
The arrangement is thanks to both luck and the nature of the closely knit Washington food community. How an upstart baker helped bring respect to D.C.’s bagel scene 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z
Coates appears to echo — and add his unique take to — a strain of thinking about whiteness as a concept more closely knit to power and social status than actual skin color. With Atlantic article on reparations, Ta-Nehisi Coates sees payoff for years of struggle
Their sections were hard to define; the band swelled and crested without settling into closely knit patterns. January in Live Jazz: 5 Standout Shows 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z
That has already proven difficult enough for the current members, especially with decades-old rules still on the books that were thought out for a dozen closely knit nations. EU summit to look at changes the bloc needs to make to welcome Ukraine, others as new members 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z
Stephanie Foley, a 41-year-old teacher whose husband and brother hope to take over her father’s crabbing business, described Horseshoe Beach as a closely knit community where folks don’t feel they have to lock their doors. Florida fishing village Horseshoe Beach hopes to maintain its charm after being walloped by Idalia 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z
The problems within the Spanish system and the debate over coach Vilda's methods are well documented, while England are closely knit and are enjoying themselves. England v Spain World Cup final: What you need to know 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z
He said his life came to"an abrupt end in the early hours of that Sunday morning while members of his closely knit family were anxiously making phone calls seeking to ascertain his whereabouts". 'Euphoric' drug driver killed man in 103mph crash 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z
Having spent just $750 on materials, the closely knit farm community donated all labor, plus extra timber and shingles. With a peaceful view, Silvana’s Little White Church endures 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z
In Waverly, the epicenter of the destruction, anguish rippled through the closely knit community of about 4,100 people. ‘Our People Need Help’: Devastation in Tennessee, as Experts Warn of Flooding Risks 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z
Frustration is straining relations even within closely knit families. As Virus Cases Rise, Another Contagion Spreads Among the Vaccinated: Anger 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z
“Our economic package is a closely knit, carefully constructed plan to restore America’s economic strength and put our nation back on the road to prosperity,” the president declared in a speech from the Oval Office. Opinion | Biden is leading a quiet revolution 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z
But the financial markets of the two countries have remained closely knit. Trump Bars Investment in Chinese Firms With Military Ties 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z
There are also accounts of pay disparities and of having to network in a closely knit community where jobs come via word-of-mouth at alcohol-fueled industry mixers. The game industry's existential quest for a better, more inclusive space 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z
If the Navajo are susceptible to the virus’ spread in part because they are so closely knit, that’s also how many believe they will beat it. Virus rampages across vast Navajo lands, close-knit families 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z
If the Navajo are susceptible to the virus’ spread in part because they are so closely knit, that’s also how many believe they will beat it. In close-knit Navajo Nation communities, virus takes hold 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z
Her burial ceremony, the third in as many days, culminates an outpouring of grief in the closely knit community with family ties in two Mexican states and across the border in many western U.S. states. Last victim of Mexico border killings to be laid to rest 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z
“The family’s very closely knit and to see the dad not there on Thanksgiving or Christmas—Ian, it’s my fault. I hate to this day to think they had a Thanksgiving dinner without me.” A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z
But the Red Sox are one of the deepest, most resilient and closely knit teams in years. Perspective | The Red Sox saved their manager — and themselves — to pull within a win of a World Series title 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z
But many residents are concerned about what a Greater Bay Area, as China calls its vision of a more closely knit Pearl River Delta region, will mean for the city’s unique identity. Hong Kong Is Bound Tighter to China (by Bridge and Bullet Train) 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z
Kickers are part of a closely knit group. Bullock perfect on kicks, gets 2-year extension from Bengals 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z
Mr Shabodien is also concerned that the foreigners who do not live in their recently bought homes throughout the year are damaging the fabric of what has always been a closely knit community. Cape Town anger over slave quarter gentrification 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z
He made contact with other nudists in the country - they are a small but committed and closely knit group. Indonesia's secret nudist community 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z
It remains a source of great pride for local residents that the area’s ethnic diversity, closely knit fabric and progressive nucleus of artists, writers and educators made it stand firm in an ugly time. Essential California: Can smaller quakes warn us of the Big One? 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z
“We are dealing with a very closely knit community, and they do not want to be split up, especially now in the aftermath of this trauma,” the councilor said. Frustrated Survivors of Grenfell Fire Ask, ‘When Will We Get Our Lives Back?’ 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z
A closely knit network of financial institutions like banks, funds, trusts, brokers and... China’s Latest Bubble Is Its Most Serious Yet 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z
For decades, U.S.C. has inspired fierce loyalty from its closely knit alumni network, which refers to itself as the Trojan Family, in a nod to the university’s mascot. At a Moment of Success, U.S.C. Is Rocked by Scandal 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z
But even if the program succeeds in its immediate objective, it is clear that the whole closely knit fabric of life is being ripped apart. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z
That’s because Quicken Loans is just one of more than 100 closely knit companies that is owned or controlled by Mr. Gilbert with a footprint in the area. Quicken Loans, Under Fire, Fires Back 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z
The leader of a closely knit religious group that no one really wants to be on the wrong side of. If the 2016 presidential candidates were ‘Game of Thrones’ characters . . . 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z
But that experience of living in a closely knit, ethnically homogeneous, hermetically sealed culture is everywhere a thing of the past. The best commencement speeches: from Jill Abramson to Neil Gaiman 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z
TM 1.03 % launched a new Corolla in Japan this year that held a shock for its closely knit Japanese supplier network: a cutting-edge crash prevention system made by a German parts maker. Toyota Shakes Up a Japanese Tradition 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z
“Our guys are really a closely knit group.” After coming so close, Arrieta notches his 1st no-hitter 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z
"Our guys are really a closely knit group." Jake Arrieta gets on the radar with 1st career no-hitter for Cubs at Dodger Stadium 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z
Agee was describing the lost world of porches and the closely knit communities that shared them. What We Can Learn From the Summer of 1915 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z
“I’m just looking forward to growing together with a team that’s already closely knit.” WKU, Louisiana Tech picked as favorites in Conference USA 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z
In that period, Iran, now more closely knit into the world economy, might become moderate or decide that it doesn’t need its own industrial-sized enrichment program, the advocates say. Historic nuclear deal with Iran turned on key decisions 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z
There aren’t many Jews involved in the antiques business in York County - it’s a closely knit group. Holocaust diary author lived in York County for years 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z
Neighborhoods used to be much more closely knit and supportive. Finding Your Retirement State of Mind 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z
Asked whether the Americans were not as closely knit as the Europeans, he replied: “Well, not only are we able to play together, we also don’t litigate against each other.” Mickelson looks to improve losing Ryder Cup record 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z
“The art scene here is relatively small and a closely knit community,” says Mousawi. A Nomadic Museum Takes Up Temporary Residence in Istanbul 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z
Tribal villages are closely knit communities, and they normally speak with one voice. India villagers deny 'gang rape' 2014-01-26T02:30:54Z
"Having a more closely knit union between the GCC countries in my view is inevitable and whether Oman wants to join now, or later, that's up to them." Saudi call for Gulf Arab union faces hurdles at summit 2013-12-09T19:41:11Z
And the design community as a whole is a closely knit one. Apple's Jonathan Ive and Craig Federighi: The Complete Interview 2013-09-25T17:14:07Z
Cynthia: I think that having a big and really closely knit family has been important. Making It Last: God, She Said, Went ‘Gotcha,’ but Their Marriage Got Stronger 2013-08-30T12:51:10Z
In Mumbai, male masseurs live in small but closely knit communities with up to 40 people living in single-room dwellings. In pictures: Masseurs of Mumbai 2013-05-23T01:33:23Z
The tech community is a closely knit group, which is why it’s so powerful. Ron Conway, Tech Investor, Turns Focus to Hometown 2013-04-19T02:51:36Z
Three-generation families surviving on a single income are increasingly common across southern Europe as mass unemployment tears at the fabric of closely knit societies. Analysis: Europe's social shock-absorbers show crisis strain 2013-03-18T06:59:15Z
Together, they are a closely knit unit of Washington insiders, charged with enforcing the message discipline on Mr. Ryan that Mr. Romney has long been known for. Romney and Ryan Present a United Front 2012-08-25T19:06:05Z
As an outsider looking in, it seems like a very closely knit England team, with a good spirit. Pietersen not bigger than team - Stewart 2012-08-07T11:08:36Z
Group F that same year was even more closely knit: Morocco, England, Poland and Portugal. Euro 2012 special, part IV: Are England the worst in the world at penalties? 2012-06-27T00:41:13Z
He said his main achievements included transforming the Civil Service Employees Association from a loose grouping of locals across New York into a powerful, closely knit union. Fight Heats Up to Lead One of Nation’s Largest Unions 2012-06-08T22:59:36Z
Furthermore, rhythm and ornaments are in Hungarian music so closely knit that it seems incomprehensible that they should have originated as characteristic features of two races so widely divergent. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z
More significantly, it left them more closely knit than ever. U.S. Olympics field hockey star Katie O’Donnell gears up for London 2012 2012-05-21T22:49:33Z
But a habit had been established, the habit of a desire to become a member of the closely knit organization known as Society. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z
In this Roman tragedy, while we admire its closely knit structure, dramatic effectiveness, and atmosphere of reality ... the warmth and colour of the diction are the most notable things.... Poems 2011-10-14T02:00:29.763Z
I had the oddest feeling that between us all lay something unspoken, unnamed, intangible, as if, too, for the moment, we were closely knit together, completely en rapport. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z
Last week, the monetary fund said Europe should hold off until euro countries are more closely knit. Lagarde, New I.M.F. Chief, Rocks the Boat 2011-09-24T15:14:41Z
What a quaint picture did they present—these two, whose destinies had been so closely knit. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z
The closely knit organization whose members poured tea, gave bazaars, occupied boxes at the theater had been, in her mind, a fixed and invulnerable institution neither to be taken by storm nor won by strategy. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z
“And it’s nice to be in a closely knit community.” | Cambria Heights, Queens: Safe and Sound, Sweet and Spacious - Living In/Cambria Heights, Queens 2011-09-09T16:48:05Z
The closely knit firm also had been shaken when plans to sell shares in an initial public offering were derailed by a market downturn and the resignation of CEO James McDermott in an insider-trading scandal. A Battered Firm's Long Road Back 2011-09-06T03:54:29Z
At the ecology meeting, a few dozen Ultra researchers met to discuss how to merge their independent projects into a more closely knit network with an online hub, with or without a central financing source. Green Blog: As Ecosystems, Cities Yield Some Surprises 2011-08-11T17:51:13Z
Detroit especially is very closely knit, so it was easy to get introduced to a variety of start-ups. The 'Teach for America' for Entrepreneurs? 2011-07-28T07:12:00Z
With the point of his pick he searched round for fissures; but the rock was very closely knit, and he had had no experience in rock working. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z
Félicien Hops has best interpreted Baudelaire; the etcher and poet were closely knit spirits. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z
The line between the official responders and the community leaders is blurred in so many of the small, closely knit areas that were affected. Storms Are the Subject as Alabama Residents Go to Church 2011-05-02T01:28:54Z
Lacking natural protection of the caves and cliffs of the canyons, a closely knit and compact structure was necessary for defensive purposes. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2011-04-24T02:00:07.467Z
The functions of life are so closely knit to those of existence that the divine freedom of a man's vocation must perforce submit to the human necessities of his profession. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z
They won four of the next five and felt more closely knit as a club, with each guy willing to stand up for a teammate. Pens, Isles meet again 2 months after fight night 2011-04-07T22:27:53Z
Their personal intimacy and active co-operation extended over only about ten years, but the bond of union between them during that period was closely knit, and their mutual confidence was complete. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z
Tahini lives in a closely knit community of barely furnished concrete apartment blocks in narrow streets. Close shave Sir? 2011-03-11T16:27:53Z
Through interlocking directors and the wide following of smaller firms which each of the big groups has, the whole big banking situation in New York is closely knit together. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z
Throughout the history of New Netherland we find the church and school closely knit together. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z
But it at least diffuses power among an infinitely greater variety of people, who are less likely to be animated by a single interest than a closely knit and homogeneous class. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z
Mr. Sestak was born in Delaware County, the suburban Philadelphia area he represents now in Congress, and grew up as one of eight children in a closely knit Catholic family. White House Embraces Upstart Who Beat Specter 2010-05-20T03:10:00Z
Scholars fresh from abroad can experience cultural shock in dealing with the established hierarchy in the research community, which is often based on seniority and closely knit networks. 2010-01-19T05:07:00Z
The entry of the United States became the occasion for making an endeavor to coalesce the Allies to a closely knit bloc on the Teutonic method. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive.
But those who can see, know that men are so closely knit, that when you strike others the blow comes back to yourself. The Spirit of Japan
They see now that the farmstead is closely knit up with the larger unit of the farm community. The American Country Girl
But Colonel Harris and he had been brother officers, friends long before family ties were closely knit by marriage, and he considered the present crisis a very serious one. The Heart of a Woman
His eyes were blue, with the eyebrows somewhat too closely knit together. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2
The British empire was to become a unit, closely knit by economic bonds and presenting to all other nations a hostile front. The Planters of Colonial Virginia
Our farmers are also more widely scattered than is the case in Europe, and consequently less closely knit together in social units. Banking
James had built his cottage near the largest, handsomest tree in the area allotted to him; since there were no hostile life-forms, there was no need for a closely knit community. The Venus Trap
Luce and Pierre remained petrified; so closely knit together that when consciousness revived in them it seemed as if their bodies had been naked in the pressure. Pierre and Luce
One knows of rare instances where husband and wife have grown dearer and more closely knit by reason of having no other object to divide their affection. Modern marriage and how to bear it
The reflex connection of stimulus and response is something essential, native, closely knit, and always ready for action. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life
The execution, however, is now much more confident and masterly, the draughtsmanship better, the design, while exceedingly simple, less stiff and more closely knit. Raeburn
It is of the greatest interest to our theme that the Islamic contributions to horology and perpetual motion seem to form a closely knit corpus. On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass
The strongest ties were those that held together the people of a town, closely knit in the bond of a civil and religious covenant. The Fathers of New England A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths
Here a pathway ascends to the eminence known as Glendower's Seat, with which tradition has closely knit the name of the Welsh hero, the close of whose marvellous career marked the termination of Welsh independence. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel
A closely knit instinct, then, gives a perfectly definite series of preparatory reactions, while a loosely organized instinct gives trial and error behavior. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life
A closely knit and self-isolated group had formed itself there, as it could be trusted to form itself in a house-party or under the shadow of the guillotine, genially unapproachable and uncaringly envied. The Education of Eric Lane
He is closely knit to the Southland and her great masses by the common sympathy of nativity and the mutuality of hopes. Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements
Their combination solidified their ranks, preparing them to take their places in a closely knit, dominant class, with clearly marked interests, and a strong feeling of class consciousness and solidarity. The American Empire
His vast face was heavy with thought, and his shaggy gray brows were closely knit. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies
I find that my skin is improving in texture, becoming softer, finer, and more closely knit than heretofore. The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure
From this to a plan in which the component parts are recognised as interdependent, and are closely knit together in structural unity, is an obvious step. The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church
So that if we want to get anywhere, we must have a more closely knit organization with a better financial backing back of it and a better sense of responsibility back of it. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950
The closely knit economic structure of Europe did not prevent the greatest war in history and there is little hope for the idea that wars can never occur again. A History of Sea Power
Victoria and I were not somehow as closely knit together as we had been; she was now thirteen, growing a tall girl, and I was but a little boy. The King's Mirror
The commercial and manufacturing interests of Canada are extensive, increasing yearly, and are closely knit with our own. Practical Pointers for Patentees
In the little upland village the refugees were closely knit together by hopes and fears in common. Plantation Sketches
The experiment farms at Wooster and Canfield, the Findley State Forest, the various state properties, all could be brought into a closely knit functioning project. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943
Its different parts must be closely knit together and the whole closely knit to the subject. Practical Grammar and Composition
In primitive society it is most intense among the family and clan, and the family still remains in civilized society, certainly in rural districts, a very closely knit primary group. Human Traits and their Social Significance
But we do not address prayers to people who, while still living in this world, are closely knit to God, nor to those who are in Purgatory and are united to Him. On Prayer and The Contemplative Life
On the opposite side of the track was a row of high closely knit trees which shut the Folsom place from the passing eye. The Californians
Again they may be classified according to thoroughness of organization, ranging from the crowd to the closely knit corporation. Society Its Origin and Development
Ohio still has the most members, and I think we can say the Ohio group is the most closely knit and active one in any state at present. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951
There are always forces at work which tend to part the most closely knit unities even when these are consecrated by Christian faith. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy.
Inside the ring of its glamorous pageantry is a circle of closely knit friendships and sociability not found in any other organization. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story
They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be. The Time Traders
In the South community life was less closely knit, and town meetings were not in vogue. Society Its Origin and Development
Music, dancing and refined conversation were indulged in for two or three hours: old memories and stirring events were recalled and the bonds of nationality and family affection were more closely knit. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878.
The climax, I suppose, must be taken to fall in the great scenes of the burning of Moscow, with which all their lives are so closely knit. The Craft of Fiction
But whereas Shaw put his points in a few words from which elaboration could be cut, G.K.C.'s argument was so closely knit that it was difficult to leave out passages without spoiling the effect. Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Suppress a single link of this closely knit chain, and the Philanthus reared upon the flesh of bees becomes an impossibility. Social Life in the Insect World
If nations are to be more closely knit together hereafter, it will be not alone in alliances of peace, but in financial alliances in security ownership. The Audacious War
A gray tone which may be light and delicate in the original, will, especially if it be closely knit, darken and thicken in the printing. Pen Drawing An Illustrated Treatise
But it is more than this in a book like The Master of Ballantrae, where the subject is a piece of forcible, closely knit action. The Craft of Fiction
So various parts of a speech may be closely knit together to present a coherent, progressive, unified whole. Public Speaking
The drag net was closely knit, for scarcely anything escaped. History of the United States
To do the business of these closely knit millions in every modern country great business concerns came into being. The Art of Public Speaking
These were all closely knit, and all tended strongly to the conviction of the guilt of the accused. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia
His frame was slight, below the medium stature, closely knit together, and endowed with extraordinary elasticity. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself
We are too closely knit to Him, if we love Him and trust Him, to make it possible that we shall be where He is not, or that He shall be where we are not. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII
It was, by virtue of the closely knit organization of its business and finance, one of the most powerful and energetic leaders in the struggle of the giants for the business of the earth. History of the United States
So are our gentle natures intertwined With sweet humanities, and closely knit In kindly sympathy with human kind. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
He was always in training, and his muscles were long and closely knit. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment
Arrogance seems too closely knit into the very fibre of early success. Success (Second Edition)
Edward devoting himself to Zoe, soothing her with fond endearing words and tender caresses, and every day their hearts were more closely knit together. Grandmother Elsie
We were never closely knit together, as you know. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate
In Homer all is closely knit, while Ariosto's threads are loosely spun, and he breaks them himself in play. The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times
This army, bearing knapsacks and full campaign equipment, moved forward as if, by the force of its closely knit columns, it must sweep every barrier away. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 5, May, 1884
The course needs to be more closely knit with composition and business letter-writing. What the Schools Teach and Might Teach
In times of common peril men's hearts are very closely knit together. In the Days of Chivalry
It is not likely that you will make your paragraphs too closely knit for the average reader. The Making of Arguments
The tragedies of Racine are as closely knit as some lithe naked runner without an ounce of redundant flesh; the Fables of La Fontaine are airy miracles of compression. Landmarks in French Literature
I understood in the depths of my being that man is more closely knit to man than to his vague compatriots. The Inferno
Long-wrought, closely knit, subtly swaying, deep-rooted, The system whose shadow is over the child; By grey superstition debased and imbruted, By craft's callous cruelty deeply defiled. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 18, 1890
The closely knit Greco-Roman Empire had been superseded in Europe by a sparsely inhabited, roadless wilderness, largely bereft of trade, using waterways as the easiest means of communication and transport. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History
Dubois availed himself ably of his former relations with Lord Stanhope, heretofore commander of the English troops in Spain, for commencing a secret negotiation which soon extended to Holland, still closely knit to England. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6
In this foot we find nothing but nerves, tendons, and little bones closely knit, that this part may, at once, be either more supple or more firm, according to various occasions.  The Existence of God
The war had seemed closely knit to the Summer landscape for all its peace, and to the noble old chambers of the Manor. Mr. Standfast
Born of a thoroughbred English race, Well proportioned and closely knit, Neat of figure and handsome face, Always ready and always fit, Hard and wiry of limb and thew, That was the ne'er-do-well Jim Carew. The Man from Snowy River
LoD would be described as "a closely knit group" involved in "numerous illegal activities" including "stealing and modifying individual credit histories," and "fraudulently obtaining money and property." The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier
A tribe is a small but very closely knit unity, so closely knit that the individual is entirely subordinated to the whole and has little independence of action or even of thought. Essays in War-Time Further Studies in the Task of Social Hygiene
Her child was the child not only of her material, but of her spiritual being, and the two were closely knit as the years passed, in mutual affection and confidence, in tastes and aspirations. A Wreath of Virginia Bay Leaves Poems of James Barron Hope
The weather was bright and warm, and he wore no cloak, but only his closely knit coat of chain mail, with his brass helmet, crested with a winged dragon, and his bossed shield. Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age
The corporate life of a small ship is closely knit. The Wheel O' Fortune
It is true that their errors of imagination were so closely knit up with real insight, that they could not themselves distinguish between the two. A Study of Hawthorne
His gaze was bent upon the ground, and his brows so closely knit that they extended in an unbroken ridge of black and shaggy hair above his bloodshot eyes. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee
It is not hard to see that our human ties are closely knit with everything and everyone, but it is not always easy to understand how they have come to their sometimes almost hopeless tangle. Freedom Talks No. II
And all the more because we are so closely knit with so many of them. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts
A person whose attention is wholly engrossed, as in following some closely knit intellectual argument, or in attempting some delicate or difficult physical feat, automatically breathes very slowly. Autobiography of a Yogi
The whole is closely knit and coherent, and the problems involved are treated with an exhaustiveness that is equally fair to both sides. Three Comedies
It is clearly in its true historical connection here, and is closely knit to both the preceding and following context. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII
So small is the world and so closely knit in the ties of a common humanity and a common citizenship, native and adoptive! Seven English Cities
The brothers, so closely knit, so soon parted, so long separated, were at last reunited. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts
The prophecy of Malachi is closely knit together. Introduction to the Old Testament
There is a gulf between being tempted and sinning, but the results of the sin are closely knit to it. Expositions of Holy Scripture
The points of the shoulder blades should be closely knit into the backbone, so that very little movement of them should be noticeable when the dog is walking. Dogs and All about Them
As the days went by they felt themselves closely knit together by ties of the flesh, but their souls were out of touch. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War
It has no closely knit plot, but merely a succession of comical incidents, and vivid caricatures of Mr. Pickwick and his friends. Halleck's New English Literature
It is never a single incident, nor even a closely knit series of events that makes us what we are, but a lifetime of broken promises and shattered dreams. Highland Ballad
Since the holding company and similar devices secure the chief advantages of the original trust, the word "trust" is now used to designate any closely knit combination which has monopolistic advantages. Problems in American Democracy
Wessex, however, was more closely knit than any Celtic realm had been; the Danes were fewer than their Anglo-Saxon predecessors; and Alfred was made of sterner stuff than early British princes. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution
It was not merely that the texture of scientific reasoning in the lectures was so closely knit,—although that was a very palpable fact,—but the character of Huxley's terminology was entirely strange to him. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
Personalities so closely knit together are not uncommon, and to sever them is often dangerous. Rainbow's End
During the past six years our free world security arrangements have been bolstered and the bonds of freedom have been more closely knit. State of the Union Address
He had never really known her till these last few months; not till now did he realize how closely knit together had been their lives and affections. Half a Rogue
The development of the living being I regard in this way, that the atoms at first only hang loosely, gradually becoming more closely knit together, until they make a substantial organism. The Malady of the Century
In blood was his hair drenched that was like unto the hair of the Graces, and his tresses closely knit with bands of silver and gold. The Iliad
The Sutras of Patanjali are as closely knit together, as dependent on each other, as the propositions of Euclid, and can no more be taken out of their proper setting. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: the Book of the Spiritual Man
The scattered fragments of the empire of Aurungzebe have been united in an empire stronger and more closely knit together than that which Aurungzebe ruled. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
For it is a series of brilliant, effective episodes and scenes, not a closely knit drama. The Nabob
Birds are comparatively rare as fossils and we should therefore look in vain among them for any such long and closely knit series as the mammals display in abundance. Darwin and Modern Science
Therefore persuasion as applied to the great mass of people is rarely closely knit or a fine exposition of truth and historical evolution; that one must leave for the highbrow book or treatise. The Foundations of Personality
We're not nearly so closely knit together here, save in certain spots, especially the old spots. A Straight Deal or The Ancient Grudge
He was younger, and his frame was not so closely knit; pleasure had taken its tithe from him; perhaps a good cause goes for something. Rupert of Hentzau
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