tied
Britishadjective
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(of a public house, retail shop, etc) obliged to sell only the beer, products, etc, of a particular producer
a tied house
tied outlet
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(of a house or cottage) rented out to the tenant for as long as he or she is employed by the owner
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(of a loan) made by one nation to another on condition that the money is spent on goods or services provided by the lending nation
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These findings indicate that temperature sensing may be closely tied to how the brain recognizes the body as its own.
From Science Daily
The group had maintained that the pause was temporary and tied solely to national duty.
From Salon
The score was tied 16-16 after the first 10 minutes, but then the Bruins began to assert themselves in the paint.
From Los Angeles Times
A new study suggests that disruptions in the body's internal clock may be tied to a higher risk of dementia.
From Science Daily
The researchers found that how neural timescales are arranged across the cerebral cortex plays a key role in how efficiently the brain shifts between large scale patterns of activity tied to behavior.
From Science Daily
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