Their research shows a 'link' between high cholesterol and an increased risk of heart attacks. [=shows that high cholesterol causes an increased risk of heart attacks]
Your raise 'is linked to' your job performance. [=your raise is related to your job performance; the size of your raise is related to how well you do your job]
The elderly couple 'linked arms' [=kept their bent arms hooked together at the elbow] as they walked down the street.
(..) town to retrieve a television set from the aforementioned woman's ex-boyfriend. Query- on what plane of existence is there even a semi-rational link between these events? She asked me to do her a favor,sheldon. Ah,yes. Well,that may be the proximal cause of our journey, (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1