Must officials sever all ties, even personal ones, after they leave public office?

But what we need is the stuff of public dreams, not personal ones.

Little personal ones that I'd take to my desert island.

More damaging, the political themes are far better realized than the personal ones.

He saw no point in telling her all the complex reasons, the personal ones.

Was that because of his intellectual idiosyncrasies or perhaps some personal ones?

He said a "constellation of factors" including very personal ones were involved in each case.

Business relationships, like personal ones, are built upon trust and mutual respect.

It would be easy to say that the more personal ones are better.

I don't think there was; you live a very open life in the Army the secrets aren't personal ones.