To illustrate what he means, Lanier describes a couple who found love on an online dating site and whose subsequent marriage has proved long-lasting.
Despite her parents' unvarying routine of naps, meals and gardening, their traditional, undemonstrative marriage has proved more durable than her own, sustained by a long shared history and the embers of passion.
History has proven that marriage to a real prince can be a royal pain.
This has proven controversial.
ITER has proven otherwise.
Moderate Republicans like Mr. Ferguson have found themselves in something of a political bind as many of the president's policies -- from his handling of the war in Iraq to his support for a Constitutional ban on gay marriage -- have proven unpopular in Democratic-leaning states like New Jersey.
Amid all the clamor for equal marriage rights, this lesser option has proved a tough sell: Since the ceremony's introduction in June, 24 gay or lesbian couples have opted for it.
Ambitious countries in Asia and the Gulf want their own tennis tournaments and Grand Prix.The old marriage of media and sport has proved durable because it is so mutually beneficial.
