Sentence examples for spouses on a from inspiring English sources

At the pump, these BMWs — like their counterparts from Audi, Mercedes and Volkswagen — turn into nutty spouses on a credit-card binge.

In the last week, the two women have been in constant touch with other spouses on a daily basis, as opposed to the normal once or twice a week.

Last year, for example, Creative Memories of St . Cloud Minn., which has 90,000 sales agents across the country selling albums and accessories to preserve photographs and other memorabilia, took 75 of them and their spouses on a trip to Mexico to paint and renovate a village school and landscape its grounds.

On Friday afternoon Mrs. Harper led some of the spouses on a visit to Famous People Players Theater in Toronto.

Wachovia Corp., the lender that has suffered $9.5 billion in losses this year, had planned to send 75 top brokers and their spouses on a Greek cruise.

These leaders announce cost-cutting initiatives -- and then take the executive team and their spouses on a strategic planning retreat to an exotic locale for five days.

(female, age 50 years) On the other hand, some spouses took on a protective role, not wanting their partner to participate in potentially dangerous activities.

"It furthers the concept of putting both spouses on an equal playing field," she said.

"We get back so much more than we invest," said Gary Read, chief executive of Nimsoft, a software company in Redwood City, Calif., that sends its top 10 salespeople and their spouses on an incentive trip every year.

While some thought that the proposed questions amounted to giving each other the third degree, others agreed that being fully informed about the attitudes of one's spouse on a wide range of issues is important.

In 2000, a same-sex partner identified as spouse on a census form was counted in the unmarried partner category.