Marital status was measured with the question "Are you currently married or do you have a durable relationship?" ("no", "yes, living together", and "yes, but not living together").
"If you consistently air a high-quality, serious newscast that reflects a local community's interests, you can create this kind of durable relationship with viewers that is a powerful asset from a business point of view," said Robert W. Decherd, chief executive of Belo, an owner of television stations and newspapers.
Of all the people in the Beatles' orbit, Mr. Aspinall had the most durable relationship with the group; he had already been a crucial member of the Beatles' entourage for about 18 months when Ringo Starr became the drummer.
But he was also part of a partnership that built remarkably durable relationships with desirable clients (the Economist, Sainsbury's, Volvo) and gave the agency profile that feeling of intelligent middle classness.
In recent years, colleges like Warren Wilson took a leading role in the sustainability movement, which seeks to foster a durable human relationship with the environment.
Regardless of the outcome of the nuclear talks, there exists an opportunity to promote a more durable relationship that is rooted in citizen to citizen engagement, particularly with Iran's burgeoning youth population.
The results in the paper contribute to the resolution of the failure paradox: under the second law, the optimal design of a durable happy relationship is compatible with its dynamic instability and in turn with its probable break-up.
To be sure, this policy reset would not quickly alter the nature of Sino-American relations, but it would go a long way toward establishing Xi's credentials as a decisive and forward-looking leader intent upon nurturing a more durable bilateral relationship with Washington.
The key to joyful and durable relationship is a sense of community with other couples.
