Astrid will claim that she is unable to conceive, faulting her years of chlorine exposure.
About one in seven couples in the United States is unable to conceive a child after trying regularly for one year.
Brian Slocock Chester Natalie Nougayrède is unable to conceive of peace in Syria without regime change (Let's not be suckered into playing Putin's game in Syria, 19 September).
His wife, Esti, nearly lands an interesting plotline - in this pregnancy-centred community, she is unable to conceive - but Alderman fails to explore this strand, preferring a more sensation-seeking narrative.
He mingles them, sometimes freely, and makes a few puzzling choices — for instance, he uses the term "handmaid," derived from the King James, to describe the young woman whom Sarai offers up to sleep with her husband, Abram, after Sarai is unable to conceive, rather than Alter's term, "slave girl," which evokes the woman's subservient status.
Whether it be in a breeding syndicate, where the mare is unable to conceive that season, or the offspring is injured while in pasture or when being trained to show off his/her skills in a competition or sale, unexpected complications can and will arise.
