Sentence examples for marriage compared with from inspiring English sources

For instance, more than half of all Americans now support same-sex marriage, compared with a third a decade ago.

Almost two-thirds of Democrats support legalizing gay marriage, compared with 57% of independents and 22% of Republicans, according to Gallup.

Although 53percentt of the sample continued to oppose gay marriage, compared with 38percentt in favor, that opposition has declined from 65percentt seven years ago.

In this latest New York Times/CBS News Poll, 42percentt of all respondents said they supported gay marriage, compared with 22percentt in March 2004.

Only around 2% of babies are born outside marriage (compared with 30-50% in most of the rich world), which means that as weddings plummet, so do births.

In 1990, a total of 28.3 per cent of all live births occurred outside marriage, compared with 27 per cent in 1989 and 12.8 per cent in 1981.

Fewer than 10% of births to female college graduates are outside marriage compared to 65% among women with just a high-school education.

Further Questions for Discussion: -How does Ms. Woolner's and Mr. Croteau's marriage compare with that of your parents or your friends' parents?

On Monday alone, the city clerk's office processed about 180 marriage licenses, compared with 80 to 100 on a typical day.

In California, several counties with large gay populations — including Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco — have seen a marked increase in the number of marriage licenses compared with the same period last year, a trend researchers ascribe to same-sex couples.

The bill would cut income taxes by $182 billion over 10 years for all married taxpayers, including the 25 million couples who pay a "marriage penalty" compared with single people filing separately.