Vyshak’s idiomatic route is quite impressive. A longer analysis would be:
A) had the same relationship to many of the younger members of the Continental Congress, like Jefferson and Hancock, just like the relationship Niels Bohr had with---'like Jefferson and Hancock' – is wrong because the two people are just examples of the younger members. As such, we must use the term 'such as' rather than 'like'.
B) having a relationship to many of the younger members of the Continental Congress,
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A) had the same relationship to many of the younger members of the Continental Congress, like Jefferson and Hancock, just like the relationship Niels Bohr had with---'like Jefferson and Hancock' – is wrong because the two people are just examples of the younger members. As such, we must use the term 'such as' rather than 'like'.
B) having a relationship to many of the younger members of the Continental Congress,
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