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in connection with

Regarding; having to do with; concerning. We received an anonymous tip in connection with the ongoing investigation. I wanted to talk to you in connection with the new accountant you hired. I got a call in connection with Mr. Smith's employment verification.
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make connections

1. To become acquainted with other people in one's field, as to facilitate opportunities or advancements in one's career. You'll never get ahead unless you start making connections. That's what networking events are for. No, I didn't plan on leaving my current job, but I had made some connections in grad school that led to a fantastic job offer.
2. To expand one's understanding of a text by linking things (personal experiences, global events, other media, etc.) to it. The teacher always encourages students to make connections between the books they read in class and events going on in their own lives.
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connection

n. a seller of drugs; someone who is a source for drugs. (Originally drugs.) This connection you keep talking about—is he dependable?
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in connection with

In relation to; with respect to; concerning: The mayor's office made no comments in connection with the tax proposal.
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Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Syed Shabbar Zaidi has sent letters to the managing directors of Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited wherein he has requested that consumers not present on active taxpayers list, under Section 181A of Income Tax Ordinance-2001, may not be provided with commercial and industrial gas connections.
"Subscribers can seamlessly choose the content of their choice on the secondary connections and only pay for the selected content.
'It is not PML-N-targeted drive and if any supporter of PTI has an illegal connection, it would be disconnected without any delay,' he said.
"Following the directions of Federal Secretary for Energy the QESCO department has launched crackdown against illegal connection mafia and removed many connection causing electricity breakdown in the area." SDO Kirani Hameed Awan said.
Let me try to point out here some important things to note when making a WiFi connection. As all WiFi users must know by now, a strong and consistent connection at home does not just depend on Internet speed.
He said connection were being provided to the consumers within 45 days after due process.
The Kenya Integrated Households Budget Survey has found out that 70.1 per cent or 7.99 million households countrywide are without internet connection.
'Several houses around my residence having ANP flags have got gas connections,' she said, adding that she was too asked to join the ANP and get gas connection.
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