But all that changed last year, when David became one of only a few transgender adults in the UK not only to adopt, but to adopt alone.
In recent years Warsaw has found itself alone in resisting demands from Brussels to adopt more stringent emissions targets.
To address this problem, UNICEF underlined the need to move beyond tackling bullying as a stand-alone issue, but rather challenge schools to adopt a "culture of respect".
Critics of the ban say there are not enough Russians willing to adopt healthy children, let alone those with special needs.
Shadow IT – where business users implement a solution outside the official corporate architecture without consulting the IT department – can include everything from the use of free online services to departmental decisions to adopt SaaS solutions, let alone the actual importing of users' own hardware devices.
Or if I'm on my own, it's harder for single women to adopt than to have babies alone.
To adopt a new coach, let alone an ex-teammate, is a difficult task for a ball player.
While five years ago only a handful of companies offered lock-in price plans, more than 10 Westchester companies chose to adopt the pricing plan in 2000 alone.
If the Democrats want to enact health care reform this year, they appear to have little choice but to adopt a high-risk, go-it-alone, majority-rules strategy.
Research has always shown that if you want to adopt and maintain new habits, it helps to not do it alone.
