Sentence examples for considered marriages from inspiring English sources

Nevertheless, even in these societies, including Rome, the American South, and West Indian Barbuda, slaves formed what they considered marriages and had children.

Here in sunny California, marriages of ten years or more are considered marriages of "long duration" and if divorce occurs thereafter the court is NOT allowed to set a definite termination date for spousal support at the time of trial.

I have observed that people who were in long term, successful (or pretty successful, all things considered) marriages tend to be the ones who hook up fast when widowed.

Now thoroughly tested, the couple considered marriage in California.

In 2010, when New Jersey first considered marriage equality, the measure failed.

Reporters asked why a civil union would not be considered marriage, eliciting a rare personal reference.

Wells, we are told, never considered marriage or motherhood a priority ("babies smell funny," she says).

Regardless of his own divorce, he considered marriage sacred and, for him especially, essential.

The early Christians considered marriage an arrangement for those without the self-discipline to live in chastity, as Christ did.

They dated for more than a year, and when Ms. Higashiyama became pregnant, the couple considered marriage, she said.

He considered marriage seriously at one stage, but remained a bachelor as his ministry was clearly set to involve demanding travel and writing commitments.