anchor

chain

foundation

framework

handle

hinge

knot

pillar

rope

support

Things That Hold

anchor, chain, foundation, framework, handle, hinge, knot, pillar, rope, support

is a necessity for boating --- a boat without one is nothin' but driftwood.

kite

 grows weaker with each new link it adds.

A chain grows weaker with each new link it adds.

's weakest link is also the strongest. It can break the chain.

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.

is a large body of money surrounded by people who want some.

is, for the Swat in Pakistan, territorial habitation framework, hereditary caste framework, and patrilineal descent patterns.

Barth observed the following fixed frameworks in Swat: territorial habitation framework, hereditary caste framework, and patrilineal descent patterns. He notes the following examples of changeable frameworks in Swat: neighborhood and association, kinship through marriage. Barth bases his analysis on the actions whereby leaders are able to maintain their positions by accruing supporters against his rivals and the manipulations of tensions between groups. His approach is thus most similar to that exemplified by Manchester researchers in his focus on individual, action oriented analysis.' NET)