The League had its primary focus on unified defense, and secondarily on trade, and may have been linked by ethnic bonds (the Chrysaorians).

However, the major instruments used for preserving cross-boundary ethnic bonds extend far further than national symbols.

Alas, the Pakistani public now does not support the Afghan cause as before, especially in the northwest, despite the ethnic bonds between the refugees and province's people.

The Hebrews had "ethnic bonds before becoming Jews."

The Apex Theory came together because of an ethnic bond.

All stressed the ethnic bonds which united the Yugoslav people even before their arrival in the United States.

Nevertheless, the communities have continued to share ethnic and cultural bonds particularly as economic integration in the later 20th century has re-opened much of the access between the communities.

Among other things, we underestimated the strength of the ethnic and cultural bonds that the Vietnamese felt with one another, whatever their political inclinations.

He was uncomfortable with the ethnic emphasis - until he realized that ethnic bonds were central to New York's cultural identity.

They share an ideological affinity with many Pakistani clerics and an ethnic bond with Pakistan's 20 million Pashtuns.