Although having no prior association to Lyons, the two men had recently been seeing a local girl, Kitty McGowan.

They were looking for a two-syllable name without prior associations that would be easy to remember and spell.

Usually, honorary ranks are filled by people who have had a prior association with the battalion, regiment, or squadron they represent.

A second passage notes that the suspect may have "a level of comfort in and around the Trenton, N.J., area due to present or prior association."

He used these relatively meaningless words so that prior associations between meaningful words would not influence learning.

As learning would be affected by prior knowledge and understanding, he needed something that could be easily memorized but which had no prior cognitive associations.

Bridget's prior association with the 104th Pennsylvania Infantry suggests an early and continuing interest in the military, although not necessarily with any particular regiment.

The album's cover art was illustrated by Rodney Alan Greenblat, who had no prior association with the band.

Perhaps some prior association had convinced Mother Tzekich that Opal could be trusted to keep her daughter safe.

It is known for its prior association with controversial Canadian businessman Conrad Black.