The strength of a people, as distinguished from a mob, lies in its capacity for voluntarily forming multiple associations of self - government and social purpose on its own. (firstthings.com)
He pointed to multiple sources of inspiration and encouraged his viewers to make multiple associations and draw multiple conclusions from the work. (encyclopedia.com)
Yet it is also semantically elastic, conjuring up multiple associations within layers of political, personal, and artistic struggle. (newmuseum.org)